. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . HoseaW. Parker of Claremont. He is an Hiram Parker of Lempster Oldest Delegate before him—the late Hon. Levi He was a leading member ofthe House in the Legislature of 1901,and a delegate in the Convention of1902. He served as a member of theCommittee on the Judiciary Depart-ment, but took a live interest in allquestions of importance coming beforethe Convention, and was heard effec-tively in debate. Mr. Barton is astraight-out Republican, with nomodern frills, and is the presentChair
. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . HoseaW. Parker of Claremont. He is an Hiram Parker of Lempster Oldest Delegate before him—the late Hon. Levi He was a leading member ofthe House in the Legislature of 1901,and a delegate in the Convention of1902. He served as a member of theCommittee on the Judiciary Depart-ment, but took a live interest in allquestions of importance coming beforethe Convention, and was heard effec-tively in debate. Mr. Barton is astraight-out Republican, with nomodern frills, and is the presentChairman of the Republican StateCommittee Among the leading progressivesin the Convention, and probably the old-school Democrat of the same typeablest and most effectively heard of with the latter. all, were Raymond B. Stevens of The youngest delegate was Edward Laiuiaff, Democrat, and Allen Hollis J. Gallagher of Ward 9, Concord,of Concord, Republican, each of a native of the city, twenty-one years • I *.-» f L **£ , f V Edward J. Gallagher cf Concord Youngest Delegate 200 The Granite Monthly. HON. WILLIS G. BUXTON The Constitutional Convention of 1912 201 of age, educated in the public schoolsand by private tutor. He is thebright and brainy editor of the Con-cord Daily and the New HampshireWeekly Patriot and is the youngestman in the country to hold so respon-sible a position in the journalisticworld. PERSONAL SKETCHES Hon. Willis G. Buxton. A prom-inent member of the MerrimackCounty delegation, serving on theCommittee on Bill of Rights andthe Executive Department, was WillisGeorge Buxton, delegate from Bos-cawen. He is a native of Henniker,born August 22, 1856, son of DanielM. and Abbie A. (Whittaker) Bux-ton, educated at Clinton Grove andNew London Academies. He readlaw with Brooks K. Webber of Hills-borough, graduated from Boston Uni-versity Law School in 1879, wasadmitted to the bar in March of thatyear, and commenced practice inHillsborough, remaining till 1882when he r
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