John E. Webster Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
From: Bill Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

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

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   JOHN E. WEBSTER, who is serving his thirteenth year as tax col-
lector of Derry, N. H., has been a life long resident of this community where
he has an extended acquaintance. He was born in Derry, in 1846, and is a
son of James Webster. The latter came to Derry as early as 1815, and fol-
lowed farming for many years.
   John E. Webster received a common school education, and was a young
man when in 1864 he entered the Northern Army, as a member of the First
New Hampshire Cavalry. He served during six months of the Civil War,
after which he received honorable discharge and returned home. He then
took up farming operations, which he has always followed with much suc-

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cess, making rather a specialty of dairying. He has been active politically,
being an ardent republican and at times has been called into public service,
He has always served his constituents faithfully and well and is highly re-
garded by his fellowmen as a whole, irrespective of party affiliation. In 1887
he represented Derry in the legislature and for three years served on the
board of selectmen. He was a delegate to the last constitutional convention,
and frequently has been a delegate of his party to the county, state and con-
gressional conventions, He was again elected representative representing
Town of Derry in State Legislature in fall of 1914.
   In 1876 Mr. Webster was united in marriage with Miss Cornelia Case of
Reading, Mass., and they have three children: James S.; Edward C. of
South Framingham; and Nellie E., a teacher in the public schools in Derry,
Mr. Webster is a member of the Masonic Order, Knights of Pythias. and
Wesley B. Knight Post, G. A. R., of Derry, of which he is quartermaster and
post commander. He has also been a member of the Westfield Grange, No.
37, for the past 40 years, having been one of the charter members, of whom
he and Mr. and Mrs. Horace A, Hill are the only survivors.

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