Notable people of Chester, NH
Charles H. Bell | 38th Governor of NH and US Senator | Son of John Bell | ||
John Bell | 12th Governor of NH | Father of Charles H. Bell | ||
Samuel Bell | 8th Governor of NH | Brother of John Bell | ||
Samuel N. Bell | US Congressman | Grandson of Samuel Bell | ||
Col. Louis Bell | Click Here for More Info | |||
"Lord" Timothy Dexter | early American businessman | |||
Daniel Chester French | sculptor of Lincoln Memorial Statue (summer resident) | |||
Benjamin Brown French | US Commissioner of Public Buildings during Lincoln Admin. He made the funeral arrangements when President Lincoln's little boy died and made the podium for Lincoln's casket to set on. Benjamin Brown French lived in what is now the Rossetti's house or what is often referred to as the "Cradle House" for when the Vanderbilt's owned the house it was used to house the children with a nanny. |