John Butler Smith
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John Butler Smith was an American
United States
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 manufacturer and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 politician from Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Hillsborough, frequently spelled Hillsboro, is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,011 at the 2010 census...

. Born in 1838 in Saxtons River, Vermont
Saxtons River, Vermont
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, he served New Hampshire
New Hampshire
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 as a member of the Governor's Council, and as Governor. Smith Memorial Congregational Church, U.C.C in the town is named for him. He was a member of the church. He died in 1914 in Hillsborough.

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