Warren P. Horne Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.net

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

Page 1136

     WARREN P. HORNE, a prominent citizen of Derry, N. H., where he
is engaged in the real estate business, was born in Derry, N. H., in 1843, a
son of Peter J. Horne. The father, a native of Farmington, N. H., settled in
Derry just before the birth of our subject. He was identified with the lumber
business all his life. 
     Warren P. Home was educated at Pinkerton Academy. At the age of
eighteen years he enlisted in Company F, Eighth Regiment New Hampshire
Volunteer Infantry, being mustered into service at Manchester, N. H. The
regiment was sent to Fort McComb, Boston, then transferred to Ship Island
and thence was sent to New Orleans. Here he was taken sick with bowel
complaint, from which he has never fully recovered, and on account of disa-
bility was discharged from service in 1863. He then returned to Derry and
was here about two years, going at the end of that time to Farmington,
where he engaged in farming. Returning again to Derry, he engaged in the
lumber business here and followed it until about twelve years ago. Then,
having a farm on land that is now included within the limits of the village,
he decided to enter into the real estate business, platting out his land and
building a number of dwelling houses and tenement blocks, which he is now
engaged in looking after. He has also other business interests, being a
member of the board of directors of the Derry Electric Light Company and
a director in the Derry Building Association.
     Mr. Horne takes a more or less active interest in politics, being always

Pages 1137 and 1138 contained portraits of Warren P. Horne and his wife

Page 1139

ready to perform a good citizen's part in promoting good government and
the general welfare of the community. In 1910-11 he was a member of the
state legislature, serving with efficiency and ever watchful of the interest of
his constituents. He is commander of Wesley B. Knight Post, G. A. R.,
and also belongs to the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Masonic and several
other orders.
     Mr. Horne was married in 1874 to Miss M. Josephine Ripley, of Wind
ham, N. H. Of this union there is one daughter, Edith G., who is the wife
of Herbert E. Rogers, of Derry, N. H. Mr. Home is past chief patriarch
of Mystic Encampment, I. 0. 0. F., and past chancellor of Rockingham
Lodge, K. of P., being a member of the uniform rank, H. H. Rose Company.
     Mrs. Horne's parents were Nathaniel and Mary (Dustin) Ripley. Her
father, a native of Duxbury, Mass., settled in Windham in 1835, being sent
there from the navy yards at Charleston to look after the cutting of timber
here. His wife, Mary Dustin Ripley, was born in Windham, a daughter of
Moses Dustin, whose father, Peter Dustin, was one of the most prominent
citizens of Windham in early days, He was the owner of the first top buggy
brought to this section of the country. The Dustin line of descent extends
back to the famous Hannah Dustin of colonial days, whose capture by Indians
and subsequent self-rescue: are familiar to every student of American History.
     Mrs. Horne was reared in Windham and was educated in the schools of
that town and at Pinkerton Academy. She is a cultured and refined lady of
numerous activities, being identified with a number of societies in which she
has served as an official. Her society affiliations are as follows: Eastern
Star, in which she is past grand matron of the Grand Chapter of the state;
past noble grand of Mizpah Rebecca Lodge; member of the Rebecca State
Assembly; past supreme representative of the Pythian Sisterhood of New
Hampshire; ex-governor of Beaver Colony, United Order of Pilgrim Fathers:
member of Wesley B. Knight Relief Corps ; member of the Manchester
Federation of Women's Clubs; member of Minnehaha Council No. 6,
Daughters of Pocahontas of Manchester; member of Past Noble Grand Asso-
ciation of Rebeccas, No.4, and member and past president of Past Grand
Matrons and Past Grand Patrons Association of Eastern Star. She was also
supreme representative to the Spring Temple Pythias Sisters' convention held
at San Francisco in 1902.

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