History of Lempster, (Sullivan County) New Hampshire United States of America

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John Locke, physicist, was born at Lempster, N.H., Feb. 19, 1792; son of Samuel Barron and Hannah (Russell) Locke; grandson of Lieut. James and Hannah (Farnsworth) Locke and of William and Lucy (Goldsmith) Russell, and great3 grandson of Deacon William Locke. He was graduated from Yale, M.D., 1819, and was geologist on the U.S. survey of the mineral lands of the Northwest territory and on the survey of Ohio for several years. He was married in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 25, 1825, to Mary Morris of Newark, N.J. He was professor of chemistry and pharmacy in the Ohio Medical college at Cincinnati, 1836-56. He made new discoveries in terrestrial magnetism; invented several instruments for use in optics, physics, electricity and magnetism, including the gravity escapement for clocks, an electro-chronograph clock, for which congress paid $10,000 in 1849, for theU.S. Naval observatory, and a spirit-level. He contributed to Silliman's Journal, the American Journal of Science, the Philosophical Magazine of London, the Proceedings of various scientific societies and other periodicals. He is the author of: The Outlines of Botany (1829); a sub-report on The Survey of the Mineral Lands of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, published by congress (1840); sub-report on The Geology of Ohio, published by the state (1838), and text books on botany and English grammar. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10, 1856.

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

Alonzo Ames Miner, educator and clergyman, was born in Lempster, N.H., Aug. 17, 1814; son of Banajah Ames and Amanda (Carey)Miner, grandson of Charles Miner, and a descendant of Thomas Miner, of England, who came to Boston with Elder Winthrop in 1630, and settled in Connecticut in 1643. Alonzo attended and taught the public school, was associate principal of the academy at Cavendish, Vt., 1834-35, and principal of the scientific and military school at Unity, N.H., 1835-39. He was married, Aug. 24, 1836, to Maria S., daughter of Capt. Edmund and Sarah (Bailey) Perley of Lempster, N.H. He was received into the fellowship of the Universalist church in June, 1838, was ordained in June, 1839; and was pastor at Methuen, Mass., 1839-42; at Lowell, Mass., 1842-48; colleague of the Rev. Hosea Ballou at Boston, Mass., succeeding E. H. Chapin, and full pastor, 1852-95. He was president of Tufts college and professor of ethics and political economy, 1862-75. He found the treasury empty when he entered upon his duties, but when he resigned the assets of the college were nearly $l,000,000. He was the Fourth of July municipal orator in 1855; chaplain of the Massachusetts senate in 1864, and preacher of the last election sermon before the general court in 1884. He was a member of the state board of education, 1869-93; the projector of the Universalist publishing house and president of its board of trustees; chairman of the executive committee of Tufts college and of the American Peace society which he represented at the International Peace congress at Paris in 1889. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the National Reform association. He was Prohibition candidate for governor of Massachusetts, 1878, and for mayor of Boston, 1893; president of the Massachusetts Temperance alliance, and an overseer of Harvard college, 1861-67. In 1891 he gave $40,000 to Tufts college to build Miner Theological Hall. He received the honorary degree A.M. from Tufts in 1861; S.T.D. from Harvard in 1863, and LL.D. from Tufts in 1875. He edited The Star of Bethlehem, Lowell, Mass., and is the author of: Bible Exercises (1854 and 1884); and Old Forts Taken (1878 and 1885). He died in Boston, Mass., June 14, 1895.

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

Homer Taylor Fuller, educator, was born in Lempster, N.H., Nov. 15, 1838; son of Sylvanus and Sarah Maria (Taylor) Fuller, and grand son of Noah and Asenath (Smith) Fuller. His first ancestor in America. Dr. Samuel Fuller, physician of the Mayflower company and one of the first deacons of the Plymouth church, induced Governor Winthrop and the Massachusetts colony to adopt the Congregational form of Church government. Homer T. was prepared for college at Kimball Union academy, Meriden, N.H., and was graduated at Dartmouth, A.B., 1864, A.M., 1867. He was principal of the academy at Fredonia, N.Y., 1864-67; studied at Andover theological seminary, 1867-68, and at Union theological seminary, 1868-69, graduating in 1869. He was ordained Jan. 19, 1870; was stated supply at Peshtigo, Wis., 1869-71; principal of the academy, St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1871-82; president of the Polytechnic institute, Worcester, Mass., 1882-94, and in 1894 was elected president of Drury college, Springfield, Mo., also serving the college as professor of mental and moral philosophy. He was elected an associate member of the American association for the advancement of science in 1887, and a fellow in 1891; a fellow of the American association of mining engineers, 1886; a fellow of the Geological society of America in 1890, and a corporate member of the A.B.C.F.M. in 1896. He was married June 15, 1870, to Ameretta Jones; their daughter, Mary Breese, was graduated at Smith college in 1894, and their son, Henry Jones, at Worcester polytechnic institute in 1895. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Dartmouth in 1880 and that of D.D. from Iowa college in 1898. He published: Technical Schools; Aim and Work (1883); Historical Sketch of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1894); and brief geological papers.

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

Hosea Washington Parker, representative, was born in Lempster, N.H., May 30, 1833; son of Benjamin Parker, a farmer, and Olive (Nichols) Parker; and a descendant of Capt. Joseph Parker. He prepared for college at the Green Mountain Liberal institute at South Woodstock, Vt., attended Tufts college, 1855?56; studied law at Newport, N.H., 1856?59, and began practice in Claremont, N.H., in 1860. He was married in 1861 to Caroline Lovisa, daughter of Mark and Lovisa (Curtis) Southgate of Bridgewater, Vt. He represented Sullivan county in the state legislature, 1859?60; was a member of the Democratic state committee for many years; a delegate to the Democratic national conventions of 1868, 1880 and 1884; a representative from the third district of New Hampshire in the 42d and 43d congresses, 1871-75, and held several local offices. He was nominated by acclamation for U.S. senator by the Democratic caucus of the state legislature on Jan. 14, 1897. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Tufts college in 1883.

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