- Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen (born January 28, 1947) was the first woman to be elected governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. She currently serves as Director of the Harvard Institute of Politics. Shaheen was born Jeanne Bowers in Saint Charles, Missouri and received a bachelor's degree in English from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree from the University of Mississippi. - John Lynch
The commission was created in 2005 through an Executive Order issued by Gov. Lynch, with the purpose of vetting candidates for judicial posts. "I created the Judicial Selection Commission to ensure that we are finding the best qualified people to serve in our judicial system," Gov. Lynch said. "I want to thank Emily for agreeing to co-chair the commission. - John H. Sununu
John Henry Sununu, PhD (born July 2, 1939 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Governor of New Hampshire (1983-89) and former White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. - Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg (born February 14 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator serving as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. - Craig Benson
Craig Benson (born New York City, October 8, 1954) came to public attention by founding Cabletron Systems, now known as Enterasys Networks that became one of the largest employers in New Hampshire, and was governor of the state from January 2003 to January 2005. - John Langdon
John Langdon (June 26, 1741-September 18, 1819) was a politician from New Hampshire and one of the first two United States Senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the American Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress. After being in Congress for 12 years, including serving as the first President pro tempore of the Senate, Langdon became Governor of New Hampshire. He turned down a nomination for Vice Presidential candidate in 1812, … - Benjamin Pierce
Benjamin Pierce (December 25, 1757-April 1, 1839), U.S. Democratic-Republican Party politician, He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830. He was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He was a distinguished veteran of the Revolutionary War, serving under General George Washington. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Following the war, he moved to Hillsborough, New Hampshire, … - John E. Sununu
John Edward Sununu (born September 10, 1964) is a Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire. - Sherman Adams
Llewelyn Sherman A. Adams was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of a relatively short (18-year) political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire. He lost his White House position in a scandal over a vicuña fur coat. - Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett (November 21, 1729-May 19, 1795), was an American physician and statesman who, as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, signed the Declaration of Independence. He was later Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and Governor of the state. - John Sullivan
John Sullivan (b. February 17 1740, Somersworth, New Hampshire - d. January 23 1795, Durham, New Hampshire) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a delegate in the Continental Congress. Sullivan served as a major general in the Continental Army and as Governor (or "President") of New Hampshire. He is most famous for leading the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, … - Levi Woodbury
Levi Woodbury (December 22, 1789 - September 4, 1851) was the first justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to have attended law school. Woodbury was born in Francestown, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1809, briefly attended law school in Litchfield, Connecticut, and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1812. Woodbury was Justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-23; Governor of New Hampshire, … - Hugh Gregg
Hugh Gregg (November 22, 1917 - September 24, 2003) was governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire from 1953 to 1955, and was the youngest person ever elected governor of the state. He is the father of U.S. Senator, and former governor, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, Gregg attended Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated from Yale University in 1939 and Harvard Law School in 1942, after which he returned to Nashua and started a law practice. - Meshech Weare
The Hon. Meshech Weare (June 16, 1713 - January 1214, 1786) was an American farmer, lawyer, and revolutionary statesman from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. He served as the first President of New Hampshire from 1776 to 1785. - John Bell
John Bell (July 20, 1765-March 22, 1836) was an American politician from Chester, New Hampshire. He was governor of New Hampshire in 1828 and 1829. On Christmas day in 1803 he married Persis Thom, the couple would have ten children. Their youngest son, Charles Henry, would also serve as governor. - Styles Bridges
Henry Styles Bridges (September 9 1898-November 26 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four year career in the United States Senate. Bridges was born in West Pembroke, Maine. He attended the public schools in Maine. He attended the University of Maine at Orono until 1918. From 1918 he held a variety of jobs, including teaching, newspaper editing, … - John Page
John Page (May 21, 1787-September 8, 1865) was an American farmer and politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the United States Senate and served as Governor of the state. - William Plumer
William Plumer (June 25, 1759 - December 22, 1850) was an American lawyer and lay preacher from Epping, New Hampshire. Born in 1759 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, he represented New Hampshire as a Federalist in the United States Senate from June 17, 1802 to March 3, 1807. Plumer would serve as Governor of New Hampshire, 1812-1813 and 1816-1819. - Steve Merrill
Captain Stephen E. (Steve) Merrill (born June 21, 1946) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Merrill was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. He studied at the University of New Hampshire, graduating from it in 1969. He received his J.D. Degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1972. He served in the Air Force as a lawyer from 1972 to 1976, then became a legal counsel to the Secretary of the Air Force from 1973 to 1975. - John McLane
John McLane was a furniture maker and politician from Milford, New Hampshire. He was Governor of New Hampshire from 1905 to 1907. He was born in Lennoxtown, in Scotland, the son of Alexander McLane and his wife Mary, née Hay, and was brought to America with his family in 1853, when he was one year old. They settled in Manchester, and moved to Milford in 1869. Upon completion of his schooling, he became a cabinetmaker's apprentice, and opened his own shop in 1876. - Nicholas Gilman
Nicholas Gilman, Jr. (August 3, 1755-May 2, 1814) was a soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the U.S. Constitution, representing New Hampshire. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives during the first four Congresses, and served in the U.S. Senate from 1804 until his death in 1814. His brother John Gilman was also very active in New Hampshire politics, … - Albert O. Brown
Albert Oscar Brown (July 18, 1853-March 28, 1937) was a lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in Northwood, New Hampshire, he served a single term as Governor. In addition to his law practice, Brown was also a member of a number of corporate boards and served as a trustee for Dartmouth College from 1911 until 1931. He died in 1937 in Manchester. - Jeremiah Smith
Jeremiah Smith (November 29, 1759-September 21, 1842) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Born in 1759 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, he represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House and served as Governor of New Hampshire in 1809 and 1810. He died in 1842 in Dover, New Hampshire, and is buried at the Winter Street Cemetery in Exeter, New Hampshire. - Anthony Colby
Anthony Colby (November 13, 1792-July 13, 1873) was an American businessman and politician from New London, New Hampshire. He owned and operated a grist mill and a stage line, and served one term as Governor of New Hampshire. For twenty years (1850-1870) he was a trustee of Dartmouth College. - Samuel Bell
Samuel Bell (15 March, 1770 - December 23, 1850) was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Chester, New Hampshire. Born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, he served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court, was Governor of New Hampshire, and was a United States Senator. He died in Chester, New Hampshire, and is buried there at the Village Cemetery. - Meldrim Thomson Jr.
Meldrim Thomson, Jr. was a Republican who served three terms as Governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire from 1973 to 1979, during which time he became known for the pugnacious presentation of an extremely conservative political viewpoint. - Benjamin F. Prescott
Benjamin Franklin Prescott (February 26, 1833-February 21, 1894) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician from Epping, New Hampshire. Born in 1833 in Epping, he served two terms as a governor of New Hampshire. He died in 1894 in Concord, New Hampshire. - John Gilbert Winant
John Gilbert Winant (February 23, 1889-November 3, 1947) was an American teacher and Republican politician from Concord, New Hampshire. Born in New York City, Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics. He was the first man to serve more than a single two-year term as Governor of New Hampshire, winning election three times. Winant attended St. Paul's School in Concord as well as Princeton University. - Isaac Hill
Isaac Hill (April 6, 1789-March 22, 1851) was an American publisher, editor, and politician from Concord, New Hampshire. Born in 1789 in West Cambridge, Massachusetts, he represented New Hampshire in the United States Senate and later served as governor. He died in 1851 in Washington, D.C., and is buried at the Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. - Charles H. Sawyer
Charles Henry Sawyer (March 30, 1840-January 18, 1908) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Dover, New Hampshire. Born in 1840 in Watertown, New York, he served New Hampshire in the state's House of Representatives and as Governor. He died in 1908 in Dover, New Hampshire. - Ichabod Goodwin
Ichabod Goodwin (October 10, 1796 - July 4, 1882) was the governor of the state of New Hampshire from 1859 to 1861. Goodwin was born at North Berwick, Maine and educated in South Berwick. He became a merchant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire working in the counting house of Samuel Lord, becoming master and part owner of several ships, and eventually the owner of two railroads, two banks, and a textile factory. In 1827 he married Sarah Parker Rice. - John W. King
John William King (October 10, 1918-August 9, 1996) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He practiced law in Manchester and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. After his three terms as Governor, he served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1979, and as its Chief Justice from 1981 until 1986. King was a Roman Catholic and after his death in 1996 he was buried in the "New St. - John Taylor Gilman
John Taylor Gilman (b. December 19 1753 - d. September 1 1828) was a farmer, shipbuilder, and statesman from Exeter, New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress in 1782-1783 and was Governor of New Hampshire for fourteen years, from 1794 to 1805 and from 1813 to 1816. Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. He received a limited education and engaged in shipbuilding and also in agricultural pursuits. - Samuel Dinsmoor
Samuel Dinsmor (July 1, 1766- March 15, 1835) was an American teacher, lawyer and politician from Keene, New Hampshire. Born in 1766 in Windham, New Hampshire, he represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House from 1811 to 1813 and later served as Governor. He died in 1835 in Keene, New Hampshire, and is buried there at the Washington Street Cemetery. - Hugh Gallen
Hugh J. Gallen (July 30, 1924-December 29, 1982) was an American automobile dealer and Democratic politician from Littleton, New Hampshire. After serving in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives, he won two terms as Governor. Gallen was born in Portland, Oregon. Gallen served as governor from 1979 until his death. Although twice elected for two-year terms as governor he was defeated in his bid for a third term in 1982. - Wesley Powell
Wesley Powell (October 13, 1915-January 6, 1981) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Wesley was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He attended schools in Portsmouth before becoming a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and received his law degree in Manchester at the Southern Methodist College of Law in 1940 before his two terms as Governor of New Hampshire. - Henry W. Keyes
Henry Wilder Keyes (May 23, 1863-June 19, 1938) was an American farmer, banker, and Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire state legislature before being elected Governor in 1916, and later served eighteen years in the United States Senate. When Keyes was sworn in as a U.S. Senator on March 4, 1919, he still had three months to go on his term as Governor. - Charles W. Tobey
Charles William Tobey (July 22, 1880-July 24, 1953) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Temple, New Hampshire. Born in 1880 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and as Governor of the state. He later represented New Hampshire in both the U.S. House and Senate and served on the famed Kefauver Committee. He died in 1953 from a coronary thrombosis at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, … - John H. Bartlett
John Henry Bartlett (b. March 15, 1869, Sunapee, New Hampshire - d. March 19 1952, Portsmouth, New Hampshire) was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1894, where he was a brother of Theta Delta Chi. He served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives before being elected Governor in 1918. He later served as president of the United States Civil Service Commission. - Walter Harriman
Walter Harriman (April 8, 1817 - July 25, 1884) was an American preacher, merchant, soldier, and politician who served two terms as the Governor of New Hampshire. He was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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