Albert Batchellor


Albert Stillman Batchellor was a lawyer, politician, and historian who wrote about New Hampshire and early federal history. The Library of Congress has a file on him. He was president of the New Hampshire State Bar Association.
He was born in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, graduated from the seminary in Tilton, New Hampshire in 1868, and Dartmouth College in 1872. He studied law with Harry Bingham in Littleton and passed the bar in 1875. He married Harriet A. Copeland and had three children. He was a member of the Masons.
Batchellor was active in politics. A Republican, he joined the Democrats in supporting Horace Greeley's political movement before returning to the Republican mainstream. He was chosen as a state representative for Littleton in 1887, 1888, and 1889, and served as a Solicitor for Grafton County, New Hampshire. The governor appointed him to compile the state's historical papers.
The Boston Herald ran a news story related to him.

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