Cragin, Daniel
manufacturer, legislator, was born Dec. 31, 1836, in Merrimack, N. H. During 1875-76 he served as a representative in the New Hampshire state legislature. He is a successful mechanic and manufacturer of wooden ware; and has taken a prominent part in the public affiairs of Wilton, N. H. While member of the New Hampshire state legislature he took an active part a in the passage of numerous bills that tended to the welfare and prosperity of his state; and as a successful manufacturer he has become one of the foremost and best known in the New England states.
CRAGIN, FRANCIS WHITTEMORE, naturalist, was born Sept. 4, 1858, in Greenfield, N. H. He has attained national prominence as a successful naturalist of Topeka, Kan.