David Hough (March 13, 1753 – April 18, 1831) was an American politician, a farmer, and a

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from

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Early life

Born in

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in the

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, Hough attended the common schools and worked for a while as a ship carpenter.

Career

Hough moved to

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

, Grafton County,

, in 1778, and served as member of the

New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...

in 1788, 1789, and 1794. He was also a

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and a colonel of the militia. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1783 and was a commissioner of valuation in 1798. Elected as a

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to the Eighth and

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Congresses, Hough served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807). Subsequently, he engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Death

Hough died in

Lebanon, New Hampshire Lebanon is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, near the Connecticut River. It is the home ...

, April 18, 1831 (aged 78 years). He is

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at Cole Cemetery, Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Family life

Son of David and Desire, Hough married Abigail Huntington on July 2, 1775, and they had a daughter, Lucinda, who married

Jacob Ela Jacob Hart Ela (July 18, 1820 – August 21, 1884) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Rochester, New Hampshire, Ela attended the village school in Rochester. At fourteen years of age he w ...

. They also had Philera, Nancy, Charlotte, Nabba, Lydia, David, John, John 2nd, and Lydia 2nd.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hough, David 1753 births 1831 deaths American militia officers Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire