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TRINITY CHURCH & GRAVEYARD
OF HOLDERNESS, NH

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The Trinity Church is located on the grounds of the Holderness School. No longer used by the school Has no electricity, old style family box pews.

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Livermore (1732-1803) of Holderness, Grafton County N.H. Father of Edward St. Loe Livermore and Arthur Livermore. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County Mass., May 14,1732. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1780; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court,1782-90; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1788; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1789-93; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1791-92; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1793-1801. Died May 18 ,1803

Arthur Livermore (1766-1853) of Holderness, Grafton County,N.H. Son of Samuel Livermore, brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., July 29,1766 . Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1794; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1799-1809, 1813-16; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1800, chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court ,1809-13; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1817-21, 1823-25 (at-large 1817-19, 5th District 1819-21, at-large 1823-25); member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1821-23. Died in Campton, Grafton County,N.H., July 1, 1853

Robert Burns (1792-1866) of Hebron, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hudson, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 12 , 1792.Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1833-37. Died June 26, 1866

 


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