Albert S. Wetherall Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Surname: WETHERALL
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 961

     ALBERT S. WETHERELL, a prominent business man of Exeter,
who has been established in the drug business there since 1873, owns
Norridgewock, Me., as his native town, he having been born there
October 5, 1851. His parents were Samuel B. and Althea {Keene)
Wetherell, both natives of Maine, in which state they died. The father,
a blacksmith by occupation, was a son of Charles Wetherell.
     The subject of this sketch was one of six children, all sons, his
brothers being Charles K., James, William, Augustus and Lewis. He
was educated at the Eaton school in Norridgewock and after complet-
ing his studies there went to Gloucester, Mass., where he obtained em-
ployment in a drug store. He worked there three years, learning the
business. Then, in 1873, he came to Exeter and established his present
store which he has since conducted successfully. His store is the old-
est drug store now in Exeter, and Mr. Wetherell is the veteran drug-
gist of the town, though it was not until 1875, two years after coming
here that he was regularly qualified under the state law passed at that
time' requiring the registration of druggists. He is a director in the
Co-operative Bank, and has been a member of the investment commit-
tee since its organization.
     A Republican in politics, Mr. Wetherell has for many years taken
an active part in public affairs. He has been a member of the Repub-
lican State Committee for twelve years and a member of the executive

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committee for the same length of time, He has been president of the
County Republican Club. In 1893-95 he was a member of the legis-
lature, and a member of the senate in 1901; for three years he was one
of the commissioners of pharmacy. His fraternal affiliations are with
the Odd Fellows lodge in Exeter and with the Knights of Honor at
Boston.
     Mr. Wetherell was married in February, 1875, to Dora E. Young,
a native of Exeter, N. H., and daughter of William Young, a carpenter,
whose other children were: Sarah, now deceased; Charles William and
George H. Mr. and Mrs. Wetherell have had four children: Lillian;
Edith, the wife of Andrew Donaldson, and has one child, John; Lewis
S., who was drowned at the age of fourteen years; and Albert S. Mr.
and Mrs. Wetherell are members' of the Unitarian Church, he being
the treasurer of Unity Hall Society branch of the church.

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