Winthrop Norris Dow of Epping and Kinsington, NH Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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

Page 1069

   WINTHROP NORRIS DOW. Born in Epping, April 9, 1828.  The
son of Moses and Nancy (Sanborn) Dow.  He was a descendant of Henry

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Dow who settled in Hampton in 1643, but Epping was the family home from
about 1750 when his great Grandfather Beniah removed there from Ken-
sington.
   He was educated in the public schools of Epping and at Pembroke Acad-
emy.  Beginning his business career as clerk in a store at Northwood he
remained two years and then opened a general store at West Epping which he
conducted for fifteen years with marked success.  In 1874 he removed to
Exeter for the educational advantages to his family.  As a business man
he had few peers.  His integrity, sagacity and exceedingly active temperament
brought him a large measure of success.  He early engaged in lumbering
which was his principal occupation for forty years.  At first in the sixties
he was in association with John L. Folsom, then Benjamin Folsom, and
later with Gardner D. Durgin; in the seventies and eighties with Joseph C.
Burley, and later with his son Albert N. Dow.  His operations were mainly
in south-eastern New Hampshire and in Maine.  He was a zealous Republican.
From 1874-8 he was County Treasurer and was appointed to serve again for
the unexpired term of George E. Lane.  He represented Exeter in the legisla-
ture in 1878-80.
   Winthrop Norris Dow received his title of Colonel by appointment to the
military staff of Governor Natt Head.  He served as special Commissioner
for the Boston and Maine R. R. 1888--1892.  He was a director of the Exeter
Water Works and of the Exeter Banking Company, and a Trustee and Vice
President of The Union Five Cents Savings Bank.  He was a loyal member
of the First Parish, a Mason and Knight Templar, and the first President
of the Exeter Sportsman's Club.  He served several terms as a member of
the school board and at his decease was serving as Trustee of the Robinson
Female Seminary for a second term of seven years.  He was ardently
devoted to his home and family.  He died in Exeter September 13, 1904.
   In 1859, Colonel Dow married Judith E. Robinson of Brentwood, daughter
of Jonathan and Nancy (Lane) Robinson.  Their children are Albert Nelson,
Annie M., and Florence.
   Albert Nelson Dow was born May 30, 1860.  After graduating from
the Exeter High School he spent one year at a private school in Boston.
Studied under private tutors at home, in Canada and in France.  He was
engaged in lumbering from 1880 to 1895 since which time he has been
mainly devoted to forestry work.  In 1898 he married Florence Griffin,
daughter of Professor L. F. Griffin and Ruth (Fitts) Griffin of New London,
N. H.  Their children are Ruth Ellen, Winthrop Griffin, Emily Robinson.
Albert Neal and Richard Lane.