Irving Webster Drew (January 8, 1845April 10, 1922) was a

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from

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. Born in Colebrook, he attended

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and graduated from

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in 1870. He moved to

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, where he studied law, and was admitted to the

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in 1871 and commenced practice in Lancaster. He was appointed major of the New Hampshire

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in 1876 and served three years. In 1883-1884 he was a member of the

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. He left the

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in 1896 and became a member of the Republican Party. In 1899, he was president of the

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. He was a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1902 and 1912, and engaged in banking and the railroad business. Drew was appointed on September 2, 1918, as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Jacob H. Gallinger and served from September 2, to November 5, 1918, when a successor was elected. He was not a candidate for election and retired from active business pursuits. He died in

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in 1922; was interment in Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster.

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