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George Twigg III

American politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ123052583 ↗
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George Twigg III (February 24, 1932 – December 1, 2017) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the Belknap 4th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Life and career

Twigg was born in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Boston University and served in the United States Navy.

Twigg was a rental agent, had been the president of the Boston University Alumni Association and was a Republican state convention delegate.

Twigg served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1972 to 1974.

Twigg died December 1, 2017, at the age of 85.

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Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1932, 2017, 1972, 1974—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1932-02-24. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with George, Twigg and American providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “George Twigg III” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.