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  Pike, Austin Franklin
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameAustin Franklin Pike
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Franklin, New Hampshire , United States
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Born October 16, 1819
Died October 08, 1886 (67 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Jan 10, 2015 03:08am
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InfoPIKE, Austin Franklin, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Hebron, N.H., October 16, 1819; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845; member, State house of representatives 1850-1852, 1865-1866, and served as speaker during the last two years; member, State senate 1857-1858, serving as president the last year; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1883, until his death; chairman, Committee on Claims (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses); died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., October 8, 1886; interment in Franklin Cemetery.


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  11/03/1882 NH US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/09/1875 NH District 2 Lost 49.34% (-0.59%)
  03/11/1873 NH District 2 Won 49.31% (+0.03%)
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