Roger Vose (February 24, 1763 - October 26, 1841) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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. He moved to New Hampshire in 1766 with his parents, who settled near Walpole. He graduated from

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in 1790. After graduation, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice. Vose was a member of the

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in 1809, 1810, and 1812. He was elected as a

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to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817). Later, he served as member of the

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in 1818. He was chief justice of the court of common pleas 1818-1820 and the chief justice of the court of sessions 1820–1825. He then resumed the practice of law. He died in Walpole, New Hampshire in 1841 and was buried in the Village Cemetery.

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