Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

male, deceased (1907)
poet, novelist, american civil war, American, huckleberry finn, atlantic monthly…fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire, New York Illustrated News
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a poet, novelist, traveler, and editor, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. When he was but a child his father moved...
John Langdon

John Langdon

male, deceased (1819)
New Hampshire colonial, Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate, signer of the United States Constitution, From New Hampshire, captain, new england…Governor of New Hampshire, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire
John Langdon (June 26, 1741-September 18, 1819) was a politician from New Hampshire and one of the first two United States Senators from that...
William Whipple

William Whipple

male, deceased (1785)
signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, From New Hampshire, New Hampshire colonial, Militia general in the American Revolution, Maine colonial, Moore's Regiment of Militia…from Maine, New Hampshire Militia, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire, hampshire
William Whipple, Jr. (1730-1785), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire. William...
John Wentworth

John Wentworth

male, deceased (1820)
Sir John Wentworth, Loyalist in the American Revolution, New Hampshire colonial, knighted, governor, loyalist…Colonial governor of New Hampshire, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire
Sir John Wentworth (9 August 1737 - 8 April1820) was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He...
Benning Wentworth

Benning Wentworth

male, deceased (1770)
rutland, Colonial governor of New Hampshire, bennington, John Wentworth, e.g, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire
Benning Wentworth (1696-October 14 1770), was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from (1741-1766). He was born and died in Portsmouth, New...
Celia Thaxter

Celia Thaxter

female, deceased (1894)
poet, Celia Laighton Thaxter, The Burgomaster Gull, The Great White Owl, A Memorable Murder, Smuttynose Island…fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire, from Maine, New Hampshire writer
Celia Laighton Thaxter (b. June 29 1835, Portsmouth, New Hampshire - d. August 25 1894) was an American writer of poetry and stories. Thaxter grew...
Woodbury Langdon

Woodbury Langdon

male, deceased (1805)
Continental Congress, New Hampshire state court judge, impeached, New Hampshire Supreme Court, Associate Justice, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire…New Hampshire House of Representatives, president of New Hampshire
Woodbury Langdon (1739 - January 13, 1805) was a merchant and ship owner from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. After attending the Latin grammar school...
Tobias Lear

Tobias Lear

male, deceased (1816)
Harvard University alumni, 'Tis well, Barbary Wars, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire, American, Commander in Chief
Tobias Lear (born 1762 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire - died 1816 in Washington, D.C.) was an American who served as President George Washington's...
Brooke Astor

Brooke Astor

female, 107 years old (New York, New York, United States)
Vincent Astor Foundation, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire, United States National Medal of Arts recipient, philanthropy, American, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient…from New York City, From portsmouth new hampshire
Brooke Astor (born March 30, 1902) is an American socialite and philanthropist who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had...
Frank Jones

Frank Jones

male, deceased (1902)
Governor of New Hampshire, Mayor, From New Hampshire, United States Representative, presidential elector, fromPortsmouth, NewHampshire
Frank Jones (September 15, 1832 - October 2, 1902) was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Barrington, New Hampshire...