List of people from Dover, New Hampshire
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Dover, New Hampshire.
Academics and writing
[edit]- Kenneth Appel (1932–2013), mathematician; solved the four-color theorem[1]
- Jeremy Belknap (1744–1798), clergyman, historian[2]
- Lisa Crystal Carver (born 1968), writer, performance artist[3]
- Matt Chandler, children's book author[4]
- Peter K. Hepler (born 1936), biologist
- Frank M. Rines (1892–1962), landscape artist, professor[5]
Architecture
[edit]- Alvah T. Ramsdell (1852–1928), architect practicing in Dover from 1889 to 1928[6]
- Fred Wesley Wentworth (1864–1943), architect known for many buildings in downtown Paterson, New Jersey, and for the Lucius Varney House in Dover[7]
Business
[edit]- Mary Edna Hill Gray Dow (1848–1914), financier, school principal, correspondent
Military
[edit]- Joshua James Guppey (1820–1893), Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War
- John Hart (1706–1777), colonial militia officer
- Dan Christie Kingman (1852–1916), U.S. Army brigadier general
- Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954), United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War
- Hercules Mooney (1715–1800), officer, teacher during the Revolutionary War
- Richard O'Kane (1911–1994), U.S. Navy rear admiral[8]
- John Underhill (1597–1672), settler, colonial soldier
- George H. Wadleigh (1842–1927), U.S. Navy rear admiral[9]
Music
[edit]- Spencer Albee (born 1976), musician, singer, songwriter
- Nelson Bragg (born 1961), percussionist, vocalist, songwriter
- Tommy Makem (1932–2007), Irish folk musician with his sons The Makem Brothers
- Nellie Brown Mitchell (1845–1924), concert singer, music educator, "one of Boston's favorite cantatrices."
Politics and law
[edit]- Frank Willey Clancy (1852–1928), Attorney General of New Mexico[10]
- Daniel Meserve Durell (1769–1841), U.S. congressman[11]
- John P. Hale (1806–1873), U.S. senator[12]
- William Hale (1765–1848), U.S. congressman[13]
- Joshua G. Hall (1828–1898), U.S. congressman, state senator[14]
- Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (1927–2002), U.S. senator[15]
- Marilla Ricker (1840–1920), suffragist, first woman to run for governor of New Hampshire[16]
- Charles H. Sawyer (1840–1908), manufacturer and Governor of New Hampshire[17]
- Richard Waldron (1615–1689), businessman and the second President of New Hampshire[18]
- John Wentworth (1719–1781), judge, colonial leader[19]
- John Wentworth, Jr. (1745–1787), Founding Father, lawyer, signatory of the Articles of Confederation[20]
- Tappan Wentworth (1802–1875), U.S. congressman[21]
- Timothy R. Young (1811–1898), U.S. congressman[22]
Sports
[edit]- Conor Casey (born 1981), professional soccer player[23]
- Dangerous Danny Davis (born 1956), former professional wrestling referee, wrestler
- Chip Kelly (born 1963), college football coach and former NFL coach[24]
- Cathy O'Brien (born 1967), Olympic long-distance runner[25]
- Ian Hamilton (born 1995), major-league baseball pitcher
- Jessica Parratto (born 1994), Olympic medal-winning diver
- Ray Thomas (1910–1993), catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers[26]
- Jenny Thompson (born 1973), Olympic swimmer; won twelve medals including eight gold medals[27]
- Dike Varney (1880–1950), pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos[28]
Other
[edit]- Sarah Jane Farmer (1847–1916), founder of the Greenacre Conferences
- Joseph Brown Smith (1823–1859), first blind person to graduate from a college in the United States
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kenneth I. Appel, Mathematician Who Harnessed Computer Power, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ Kaplan, Sidney (1964). "The History of New-Hampshire: Jeremy Belknap as Literary Craftsman". The William and Mary Quarterly. 21 (1). Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture: 18–39. doi:10.2307/1923354. JSTOR 1923354.
- ^ "Disturbing behavior - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ Keefe, Jennifer. "Early Showcase contest winner caught writing bug". Fosters.com. Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Biography". Frank Rines Studio. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Alvah T. Ramsdell". Biographical Review: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Strafford and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire. Vol. 21. 1897.
- ^ Polton, Richard E. (2012), The Life and Times of Fred Wesley Wentworth: The Architect Who Shaped Paterson, New Jersey and Its People, Pine Hill Architectural Press, LLC, ISBN 9780813560786
- ^ "Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane, U.S. Navy". University of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "Wadleigh, George H., U.S. Navy rear admiral". Naval Historical Center. www.history.navy.mil. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ Fifield, James Clark (1918). The American Bar. J.C. Fifield Company. p. 427.
Frank Willey Clancy .
- ^ "DURELL, Daniel Meserve, (1769-1841)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Hale, John Parker". Biographical Guide to the U.S. Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "HALE, William, (1765-1848)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "HALL, Joshua Gilman, (1828-1898)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Murphy, Maurice J., Jr". Biographical Guide to the U. S. Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ Marilla Ricker, "A Job Lot of Anti-Suffragists", Dover Tribune, December 7, 1911
- ^ Sons of the American Revolution (1902). A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Volume 1. Press of A. H. Kellogg. p. 667.
Charles H. Sawyer dover nh.
- ^ Dover (N.H.). (1882). Charter and Ordinances, with the Rules and Order of the City Councils, and Related Papers. Morning star steam job printing house. p. 140.
- ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "WENTWORTH, John, Jr., (1745 - 1787)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Wentworth, Tappan". Biographical Guide to the U.S. Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "YOUNG, Timothy Roberts, (1811-1898)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Conor Casey". MLS Soccer.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Chip Kelly". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Chicago Marathon Just Part Of O'brien's Maturing Process". Chicago Tribune Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Ray Thomas". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Jenny Thompson". Swim Outlet. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Dike Varney". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.