Frank E. Avery Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu

Surname: AVERY
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915


Page 1282

     FRANK E. AVERY, representative in 1912-13 to the state legislature
from the town of Londonderry, Rockingham County, N. H., was born in
Londbnderry, this county, in November, 1867. His father, J. Mason Avery
was also a native of Londonderry, where he resided most of his life, being
one of the town's best known citizens. He married ]u1ia Upton, and they
had five children, of whom three are now living, namely: Mark, who is a,
resident of Lowell, Mass. ; Alice, wife of William Sanborn, of Nashua, N. H.,
and Frank E., subject of this sketch.
     Frank E, Avery was educated in the schools of this locality and at Pinker-
ton Academy, and since coming to man's estate has been engaged in farming.
In connection with his father he had charge of the Londonderry Spring Water
Company, and for the last fifteen years has had personal charge of this con-
cern. He has also been engaged in the lumber business, buying timber and
having it converted into lumber for the market. He operates a large farm
and has been very successful in this line of enterprise. He has taken a prom- 
inent part in public affairs, having served on the board of selectmen four
years, and the school board three years. He is the first democrat to be elected
to the state legislature from the town of Londonderry in the last fifty years,
whIch speaks well for his popularity.
     Mr. Avery belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; also to the
Grange at Londonderry, of which he was overseer three years.
     He was married in 1889 to Miss f1orence Putnam, of Hudson, who is
a descendant of General Israel Putnam of Revolutionary War fame. He and
his wife are the parents of two children: Lena M., a graduate of Nashua
high school, and Roy P., residing at home with his parents. Mr. Avery is a
member of the Presbyterian church, which he is serving in the office of deacon.

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