History of Franklin, (Merrimack County) New Hampshire United States of America

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Austin Franklin Pike, senator, was born at Hebron, N.H., Oct. 16, 1819; son of Uriah and Mary (Page) Pike. He attended Holmes academy, Plymouth; studied law at Franklin, with George W. Nesmith, 1841-45; and practised in partnership first with his preceptor, and later with Daniel Barnard, Isaac N. Blodgett, and Frank N. Parsons. He was married, in 1850, to Caroline White. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1850-52 and 1865-66, being speaker of the house, 1865-66. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention of 1856; a member of the state senate, 1857-58, and its president in 1858; chairman of the Republican state committee, 1858-60; a Republican representative in the 43rd congress, 1873-75, and U.S. senator, 1883-86. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Dartmouth in 1858. He died at Franklin, N.H., Oct. 8, 1886.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Charles Bricket Haddock, educator, was born in Franklin, N.H., June 20, 1796; son of William and Abigail Eastman (Webster) Haddock. His mother was a sister of Daniel Webster. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1816 and studied two years at Andover theological seminary. He was married in 1819 to Susan Saunders, daughter of Richard and Susan Lung of Hanover, N.H., and in 1841 to Mrs. Caroline (Kimball) Young, daughter of Richard and Mary Kimball of Lebanon, N.H. In November, 1824. He was ordained to the ministry at Windsor, Vt. He was professor of rhetoric in Dartmouth, 1819-38; librarian of the college, 1826-51; and professor of intellectual philosoiphy and political economy, 1838-54, when he resigned. During his connection with Dartmouth college he served, 1844-46, as a representative in the New Hampshire legislature, where he interested himself in the public school system and secured the adoption of a modernized school system. He was appointeel state commissioner of common schools and also originated the railroad system of New Hampshire. He was appointed charg? d'affaires at Lisbon, Portugal, in 1850, by President Fillmore, and returned to the United States in 1856, after which he resided in West Lebanon, N.H., occasionally supplying the pulpits of neighboring churches until his death. Bowdoin gave him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1843. He was for several years secretary of the New Hampshire education society, to which he contributed valuable reports. He also published a volume ot addresses, essays and occasional sermons (1846). He tiled in West Lebanon, N H., Jan. 15, 1861.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor