List of people from Dover, New Hampshire explained

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Dover, New Hampshire.

Academics and writing

• 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

• 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

Business

• Mary Edna Hill Gray Dow (1848–1914), financier, school principal, correspondent

Military

• 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^[7]
• John Underhill (1597–1672), settler, colonial soldier
• George H. Wadleigh (1842–1927), U.S. Navy rear admiral^[8]

Music

• 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

• Frank Willey Clancy (1852–1928), Attorney General of New Mexico^[9]
• Daniel Meserve Durell (1769–1841), U.S. congressman^[10]
• John P. Hale (1806–1873), U.S. senator^[11]
• William Hale (1765–1848), U.S. congressman^[12]
• Joshua G. Hall (1828–1898), U.S. congressman, state senator^[13]
• Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (1927–2002), U.S. senator^[14]
• Marilla Ricker (1840–1920), suffragist, first woman to run for governor of New Hampshire^[15]
• Charles H. Sawyer (1840–1908), manufacturer and Governor of New Hampshire^[16]
• Richard Waldron (1615–1689), businessman and the second President of New Hampshire^[17]
• John Wentworth (1719–1781), judge, colonial leader^[18]
• John Wentworth, Jr. (1745–1787), Founding Father, lawyer, signatory of the Articles of Confederation^[19]
• Tappan Wentworth (1802–1875), U.S. congressman^[20]
• Timothy R. Young (1811–1898), U.S. congressman^[21]

Sports

• Conor Casey (born 1981), professional soccer player^[22]
• Dangerous Danny Davis (born 1956), former professional wrestling referee, wrestler
• Chip Kelly (born 1963), college football coach and former NFL coach^[23]
• Cathy O'Brien (born 1967), Olympic long-distance runner^[24]
• 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^[25]
• Jenny Thompson (born 1973), Olympic swimmer; won twelve medals including eight gold medals^[26]
• Dike Varney (1880–1950), pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos^[27]

Other

• Sarah Jane Farmer (1847–1916), founder of the Greenacre Conferences

See also

• Pine Hill Cemetery (Dover, New Hampshire)

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kenneth I. Appel, Mathematician Who Harnessed Computer Power, Dies at 80. The New York Times . December 3, 2013.
2. The History of New-Hampshire: Jeremy Belknap as Literary Craftsman. The William and Mary Quarterly. 21. 1. 18–39. Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. 1923354. Kaplan. Sidney. 1964. 10.2307/1923354.
3. Web site: Disturbing behavior - The Boston Globe. archive.boston.com. en. 2020-05-21.
4. Web site: Keefe. Jennifer. Early Showcase contest winner caught writing bug. Fosters.com. Foster's Daily Democrat. October 25, 2016.
5. Web site: Biography. Frank Rines Studio. en-US. 2020-05-21.
6. "Alvah T. Ramsdell". Biographical Review: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Strafford and Belknap Counties, New Hampshire. Vol. 21. 1897.
7. Web site: Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane, U.S. Navy . University of New Hampshire . 2010-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604122327/http://www.unh.edu/army/alumni/okane.html . 2011-06-04 . dead .
8. Web site: Wadleigh, George H., U.S. Navy rear admiral. Naval Historical Center . www.history.navy.mil . 2010-07-06 .
9. Book: Fifield, James Clark. The American Bar. 1918. J.C. Fifield Company. 427. Frank Willey Clancy ..
10. Web site: DURELL, Daniel Meserve, (1769-1841). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . December 3, 2013.
11. Web site: Hale, John Parker. Biographical Guide to the U.S. Congress. bioguide.congress.gov . 2010-07-06 .
12. Web site: HALE, William, (1765-1848). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . December 3, 2013.
13. Web site: HALL, Joshua Gilman, (1828-1898). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . December 3, 2013.
14. Web site: Murphy, Maurice J., Jr. . Biographical Guide to the U. S. Congress. bioguide.congress.gov . 2010-07-06 .
15. Marilla Ricker, "A Job Lot of Anti-Suffragists", Dover Tribune, December 7, 1911
16. Book: Sons of the American Revolution. A National Register of the Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Volume 1. 1902. Press of A. H. Kellogg. 667. Charles H. Sawyer dover nh..
17. Book: Dover (N.H.).. Charter and Ordinances, with the Rules and Order of the City Councils, and Related Papers. 1882. Morning star steam job printing house. 140.
18. Web site: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details. bioguideretro.congress.gov. 2020-05-21.
19. Web site: WENTWORTH, John, Jr., (1745 - 1787). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . December 3, 2013.
20. Web site: Wentworth, Tappan . Biographical Guide to the U.S. Congress . bioguide.congress.gov . 2010-07-06 .
21. Web site: YOUNG, Timothy Roberts, (1811-1898). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . December 3, 2013.
22. Web site: Conor Casey. MLS Soccer.com . December 3, 2013.
23. Web site: Chip Kelly. Pro-Football-Reference.com . December 3, 2013.
24. Web site: Chicago Marathon Just Part Of O'brien's Maturing Process. Chicago Tribune Sports . December 3, 2013.
25. Web site: Ray Thomas . Baseball-Reference.com . December 3, 2013.
26. Web site: Jenny Thompson. Swim Outlet . December 3, 2013.
27. Web site: Dike Varney. Baseball-Reference.com . December 3, 2013.