Remembering Augusta Petrone: First Lady of GOP Politics in N.H.

Remembering Augusta Petrone: First Lady of GOP Politics in N.H.

To those who knew Augusta Petrone — and very few involved in Republican politics in New Hampshire or the modern conservative movement did not — it was no surprise that instructions on her death were that in lieu of flowers or charitable donations, mourners were to donate "at some level to their favorite political party." Conversely, it was no surprise to her wide circle of friends that mourners at her funeral included New Hampshire's Republican …