Calvin Warburton (May 28, 1910 – October 16, 1995)
[ is a former member of the ]New Hampshire House of Representatives
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. He represented Raymond
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as a member of the Libertarian Party, having left the Republican Party in 1991.
Early life and career
Warburton grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts
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and worked as a military chaplain
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Although the term ''cha ...
in World War II
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, Korea
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and Germany
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, then in the National Guard
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Political career
Entering politics at the age of 66, Warburton ran for the U.S. House of Representatives
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in New Hampshire's 1st congressional district
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in 1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
. In 1991, Warburton unsuccessfully ran for the 1992
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Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
Libertarian vice presidential nomination. Warburton sought the party's nomination for Governor of New Hampshire in 1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
and 1994
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.
See also
* Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
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References
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Libertarian Party (United States) officeholders
New Hampshire Libertarians
Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
People from Rockingham County, New Hampshire
1995 deaths
1910 births
20th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court