Austin Franklin Pike (October 16, 1819October 8, 1886) was a
United States representative
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and
Senator
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from
New Hampshire
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. Born in
Hebron, New Hampshire
Hebron is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 632 at the 2020 census. Settlements include the town center and the village of East Hebron.
History
First settled in 1765, Hebron was incorporated in 1792 fr ...
, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of
Merrimack County
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in 1845. He was a member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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from 1850 to 1852 and in 1865–1866, and served as speaker during the last two years.
[Jenks, p. 45] He was a member of the
New Hampshire Senate
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in 1857–1858, serving as president the last year.
[Jenks, p. 44]
Pike was elected as a
Republican
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Political ideology
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to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate after a lengthy deadlocked election in the New Hampshire Legislature and served from August 2, 1883, until his death. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Claims (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses). He died in
Franklin, New Hampshire
Franklin is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 8,741, the least of New Hampshire's 13 cities. Franklin includes the village of West Franklin.
History
Situated at the confluence of th ...
; interment was in Franklin Cemetery.
Personal life
Pike married twice; he married his second wife, Caroline White, in 1850 and had three children with her - Helen, Edward E., and Leila. His daughter Helen married
Frank Nesmith Parsons, Pike's law partner from 1879 until his death; Parsons was later Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court (1902–1924).
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1819 births
1886 deaths
Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Republican Party New Hampshire state senators
Republican Party United States senators from New Hampshire
Speakers of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
19th-century American politicians
People from Hebron, New Hampshire