Famous People

Lewis Cass (1782 - 1866) Michigan territorial governor (1813 - 1831), U. S. senator from Michigan (1845 - 1857), U. S. cabinet officer, and Democratic candidate (1848) for the U. S . presidency. Born in Exeter, NH (270)

Sarah Josepha Hale (1788 - 1879) Author and journalist who wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Born in Newport, NH (369)

John Irving (1942 - ) Famous author. Born in Exeter, NH (0)

Franklin Pierce (1804 - 1869) The 14th President of the United States (1853-1857); He also became a brigadier general in the Mexican-American War. Born in Hillsboro, NH (368)

Alan B. Shepard Jr. (1923 - 1998) Became the first American in space when he orbited the earth in the rocket Freedom 7 in May 1961. Born in East Derry, NH (365)

Earl Silas Tupper (1907 - 1983) Invented tupperware while working at a DuPont chemical factory. He later founded the Tupperware Plastics Company. Born in Berlin, NH (366)

Henry Wilson (1812 - 1875) Vice President of the United States under President Ulysses Grant. Born in Farmington, NH (364)