. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . Hon. Willis G. Buxton. instrumental in establishing the Penacook & Boscawen WaterWorks, of which he is at present the treasurer and superintend-ent. He is clerk of the Penacook Electric Light company, also treas-urer of the town of Boscawen, and has served on the board ofeducation. For several years past he has been secretary of theNew Hampshire Orphans Home. Mr. Buxton has been a mem-ber of the Republican State committee since 1886; was a mem- HON. WILLIS G. BUXTON. 353 ber of the Constitutional Convention of New
. The history of Penacook, , from its first settlement in 1734 up to 1900 . Hon. Willis G. Buxton. instrumental in establishing the Penacook & Boscawen WaterWorks, of which he is at present the treasurer and superintend-ent. He is clerk of the Penacook Electric Light company, also treas-urer of the town of Boscawen, and has served on the board ofeducation. For several years past he has been secretary of theNew Hampshire Orphans Home. Mr. Buxton has been a mem-ber of the Republican State committee since 1886; was a mem- HON. WILLIS G. BUXTON. 353 ber of the Constitutional Convention of New Hampshire in 1889;and was elected to the house of representatives from Boscawen in1895, where he served as chairman of the committee on years later he was elected to the New Hampshire senate,where he served as chairman of the committee on the Residence of Hon. Willis G. Buxton. Mr. Buxton was married June 4, 1884, to Miss Martha of Penacook; they have had one daughter, but she isnot now living. Mr. Buxton is a member of Contoocook lodge,No. 26, I. O. O. F., Horace Chase lodge, No. 72, F. & A. Masons,of which he is a past master, Trinity chapter, No. 2, Royal ArchMasons, and of Mount Horeb commandery, Knights Templar. Mr. Buxton conducts a large and profitable law practice andinsurance business, and resides in his commodious homestead onNorth Main 354 HISTORY OF PENACOOK. HON. JOHN WHITAKER. John Whitaker, son of John and Hannah (Bickford) Whitaker,was bora at Hopkinton, N. H., June 9, 1835. His ancestorswere patriotic men, his great-grandfather serving as a soldier in f; , . sH^BtBB % 1 % W«™o«1k ppi nPH | . ? ? ?< 1 ? . ; ... j Hon. John Whitaker. the Revolutionary war, participating in the battle of Bunker Hill,and was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. The father ofMr. Whitaker
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