Calvin Warburton (May 28, 1910 – October 16, 1995) is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He represented

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as a member of the

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, having left the Republican Party in 1991.

Early life and career

Warburton grew up in

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and worked as a

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and

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, then in the

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Political career

Entering politics at the age of 66, Warburton ran for the

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. In 1991, Warburton unsuccessfully ran for the 1992 Libertarian vice presidential nomination. Warburton sought the party's nomination for Governor of New Hampshire in 1992 and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Warburton, Calvin 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 American politicians