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.