List of Governors of New Hampshire - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Number of Governors of New Hampshire by party affiliation
Party	Governors
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	50
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	21
Democratic-Republican	10
Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...	5
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	1
Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...	1
National Republican National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition...	1
No Party	2

This is a list of Governors of New Hampshire
Governor of New Hampshire
The Governor of the State of New Hampshire is the supreme executive magistrate of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.The governor is elected at the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Vermont, to hold...

, in the United States

United States

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. The Governor of New Hampshire

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

has a term of two years, and can seek re-election. The original title was "President of New Hampshire." It was changed to Governor of New Hampshire during the term of Josiah Bartlett

Josiah Bartlett

Josiah Bartlett was an American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the Declaration of Independence...

, though the office itself remained the same. Therefore, Governor Bartlett was technically the first person to be called the Governor of New Hampshire; however, this is generally disregarded because only the title, not the office itself, was changed.

List of Governors

The last of the colonial governors of New Hampshire fled in 1775.

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Meshech Weare Meshech Weare Meshech Weare was an American farmer, lawyer and revolutionary statesman from Seabrook, New Hampshire. He served as the first President of New Hampshire from 1776 to 1785.-Family life:...	June 15, 1776	June 1, 1785	No party
2	John Langdon John Langdon John Langdon was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and one of the first two United States senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress...	June 1, 1785	June 7, 1786	No party
3	John Sullivan John Sullivan John Sullivan was the third son of Irish immigrants, a United States general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a United States federal judge....	June 7, 1786	June 4, 1788	Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
(2)	John Langdon John Langdon John Langdon was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and one of the first two United States senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress...	June 4, 1788	January 22, 1789	Democratic-Republican
(3)	John Sullivan John Sullivan John Sullivan was the third son of Irish immigrants, a United States general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a United States federal judge....	January 22, 1789	June 5, 1790	Federalist
4	Josiah Bartlett Josiah Bartlett Josiah Bartlett was an American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the Declaration of Independence...	June 5, 1790	June 5, 1794	Democratic-Republican
5	John Taylor Gilman John Taylor Gilman John Taylor Gilman 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 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to a...	June 5, 1794	June 6, 1805	Federalist
(2)	John Langdon John Langdon John Langdon was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and one of the first two United States senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress...	June 6, 1805	June 8, 1809	Democratic-Republican
6	Jeremiah Smith Jeremiah Smith Jeremiah Smith was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Exeter, New Hampshire.Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Smith attended Harvard University before graduating from Queens College, New Brunswick in 1780. He served in the Continental Army, and read law to enter the bar in 1786...	June 8, 1809	June 5, 1810	Federalist
(2)	John Langdon John Langdon John Langdon was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and one of the first two United States senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress...	June 5, 1810	June 5, 1812	Democratic-Republican
7	William Plumer William Plumer William Plumer was an American lawyer and Baptist 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 4, 1807...	June 5, 1812	June 3, 1813	Democratic-Republican
(5)	John Taylor Gilman John Taylor Gilman John Taylor Gilman 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 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to a...	June 3, 1813	June 6, 1816	Federalist
(7)	William Plumer William Plumer William Plumer was an American lawyer and Baptist 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 4, 1807...	June 6, 1816	June 3, 1819	Democratic-Republican
8	Samuel Bell Samuel Bell Samuel Bell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835...	June 3, 1819	June 5, 1823	Democratic-Republican
9	Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....	June 5, 1823	June 3, 1824	Democratic-Republican
10	David L. Morril David L. Morril David Lawrence Morril graduated from Dartmouth College and later received his law degree from the University of Vermont. He was an American physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire. He served as a U.S...	June 3, 1824	June 7, 1827	Democratic-Republican
11	Benjamin Pierce Benjamin Pierce (governor) Benjamin Pierce was an American Democratic-Republican politician. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830.-Biography:...	June 7, 1827	June 5, 1828	Democratic-Republican
12	John Bell John Bell (New Hampshire) John Bell was governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire for one year . Samuel Bell, a brother, was the Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and a son, Charles Henry Bell, served as Governor from 1881 to 1883.John Bell was born on July 20, 1765, in Londonderry, New Hampshire, the son of...	June 5, 1828	June 4, 1829	National Republican National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition...
(11)	Benjamin Pierce Benjamin Pierce (governor) Benjamin Pierce was an American Democratic-Republican politician. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830.-Biography:...	June 4, 1829	June 3, 1830	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
13	Matthew Harvey Matthew Harvey Matthew Harvey was a was a lawyer, politician, and long-serving United States federal judge from Hopkinton, New Hampshire....	June 3, 1830	February 28, 1831	Democratic
13A	Joseph M. Harper Joseph M. Harper Joseph Merrill Harper was a United States politician.He was a Jacksonian member for New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1835. He was also acting governor of the state for a short time in 1831.-External links:*...	February 28, 1831	June 2, 1831	Democratic
14	Samuel Dinsmoor Samuel Dinsmoor Samuel Dinsmoor 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...	June 2, 1831	June 5, 1834	Democratic
15	William Badger William Badger William Badger was an American manufacturer and mill owner from Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire state legislature and was elected Governor for two terms....	June 5, 1834	June 2, 1836	Democratic
16	Isaac Hill Isaac Hill Isaac Hill 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...	June 2, 1836	June 5, 1839	Democratic
17	John Page John Page (New Hampshire) John Page 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.-External links:*...	June 5, 1839	June 2, 1842	Democratic
18	Henry Hubbard Henry Hubbard Henry Hubbard was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the Governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844.-Early life:...	June 2, 1842	June 6, 1844	Democratic
19	John H. Steele John Hardy Steele John Hardy Steele was an American mechanic, manufacturer, and politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire.Born in 1789 in Salisbury, North Carolina, he was a prominent factory owner and cloth manufacturer, who also served as Governor of New Hampshire. He died in 1865 in Peterborough, New...	June 6, 1844	June 4, 1846	Democratic
20	Anthony Colby Anthony Colby Anthony Colby 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 he was a trustee of Dartmouth College.-External links:*...	June 4, 1846	June 3, 1847	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
21	Jared W. Williams Jared W. Williams Jared Warner Williams was an American lawyer and politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire. He graduated from Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island in 1818....	June 3, 1847	June 7, 1849	Democratic
22	Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. was an American lawyer, banker and politician from Keene, New Hampshire. His father, Samuel Dinsmoor, had been Governor of New Hampshire in 1834, and in 1849 the younger Samuel followed him...	June 7, 1849	June 3, 1852	Democratic
23	Noah Martin Noah Martin Noah Martin , born in Epsom, New Hampshire to Samuel and Sally Martin. Noah graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in 1824, and began his medical practice in Somersworth. In 1825, Martin married Mary Jane Woodbury, the daughter of Dr...	June 3, 1852	June 8, 1854	Democratic
24	Nathaniel B. Baker Nathaniel B. Baker Nathaniel Bradley Baker was born in Henniker, NH. He "read" law under Franklin Pierce before Pierce became president. Baker passed the bar in 1842....	June 8, 1854	June 7, 1855	Democratic
25	Ralph Metcalf Ralph Metcalf Ralph Metcalf was an American lawyer and politician from Newport, New Hampshire. He served two terms as governor of New Hampshire....	June 7, 1855	June 4, 1857	Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
26	William Haile William Haile William Haile was an American merchant, manufacturer and politician from Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Born in 1807 in Putney, Vermont, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and as Governor of the state...	June 4, 1857	June 2, 1859	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
27	Ichabod Goodwin Ichabod Goodwin Ichabod Goodwin was the 27th governor of the state of New Hampshire from 1859 to 1861.Goodwin was born at North Berwick, Maine and educated in South Berwick...	June 2, 1859	June 6, 1861	Republican
28	Nathaniel S. Berry Nathaniel S. Berry Nathaniel Springer Berry was an American tanner from Hebron, New Hampshire. He served New Hampshire in both houses of the state legislature and as Governor for two terms. He was born in 1796 in Bath, Maine. During the American Civil War, he played a vital role in state recruitment levels...	June 6, 1861	June 3, 1863	Republican
29	Joseph A. Gilmore Joseph A. Gilmore Joseph Albree Gilmore was an American railroad superintendent from Concord, New Hampshire. He was a member of the New Hampshire state senate, and was its president in 1859. Born in 1811 in Weston, Vermont, he served two terms as Governor during the Civil War...	June 3, 1863	June 8, 1865	Republican
30	Frederick Smyth Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire) Frederick Smyth was a banker, railroad executive, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in 1819 in Candia, New Hampshire, he became City Clerk of Manchester at the age of 30...	June 8, 1865	June 6, 1867	Republican
31	Walter Harriman Walter Harriman (governor) Walter Harriman 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....	June 6, 1867	June 3, 1869	Republican
32	Onslow Stearns Onslow Stearns Onslow Stearns was an American railroad builder and executive, and a politician from Concord, New Hampshire. Born in 1810 in Billerica, Massachusetts, he served New Hampshire in the state Senate and as a Republican governor for two terms. He died in 1878 in Concord, New Hampshire.-External links:*...	June 3, 1869	June 8, 1871	Republican
33	James A. Weston James A. Weston James Adams Weston was a civil engineer, banker, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. A Democrat, he was mayor of Manchester for several terms and was twice Governor of New Hampshire.- External links :*...	June 8, 1871	June 6, 1872	Democratic
34	Ezekiel A. Straw Ezekiel A. Straw Ezekiel Albert Straw , was an engineer, businessman, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was born in Salisbury, but moved with his family to Lowell, Massachusetts, where his father, James B. Straw, was employed at the Appleton Manufacturing Company. Ezekiel A...	June 6, 1872	June 3, 1874	Republican
(33)	James A. Weston James A. Weston James Adams Weston was a civil engineer, banker, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. A Democrat, he was mayor of Manchester for several terms and was twice Governor of New Hampshire.- External links :*...	June 3, 1874	June 10, 1875	Democratic
35	Person C. Cheney Person Colby Cheney Person Colby Cheney was a paper manufacturer, abolitionist and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was 43rd Governor of New Hampshire and later represented the state in the United States Senate....	June 10, 1875	June 7, 1877	Republican
36	Benjamin F. Prescott Benjamin F. Prescott Benjamin Franklin Prescott 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 1895 in Concord, New Hampshire.He was an alumnus and trustee of Dartmouth College.-External links:*...	June 7, 1877	June 5, 1879	Republican
37	Natt Head	June 5, 1879	June 2, 1881	Republican
38	Charles H. Bell Charles H. Bell (politician) Charles Henry Bell was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Born in 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire, he served New Hampshire in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, as a U.S. Senator, and as Governor.Charles was one of the ten children of Governor...	June 2, 1881	June 7, 1883	Republican
39	Samuel W. Hale Samuel W. Hale Samuel Whitney Hale was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Keene, New Hampshire. Born in 1823 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, he served New Hampshire in the state's House of Representatives, on the Governor's Council, and as Governor. He died in 1891 in Keene and is buried at the...	June 7, 1883	June 4, 1885	Republican
40	Moody Currier Moody Currier Moody Currier was a lawyer, banker, generous patron of the arts, and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, USA, he served New Hampshire in the state’s Senate and on the Governor’s Council. Currier served as a fellow at Bates College from 1882 to 1889...	June 4, 1885	June 2, 1887	Republican
41	Charles H. Sawyer Charles H. Sawyer Charles Henry Sawyer 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.-External links:*...	June 2, 1887	June 6, 1889	Republican
42	David H. Goodell David H. Goodell David Harvey Goodell was an American inventor, manufacturer, and Republican politician from Antrim, New Hampshire. Born in 1834 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, he served New Hampshire in the state's House of Representatives, member of the Governor's Council, and as Governor. He died in 1915 in...	June 6, 1889	January 8, 1891	Republican
43	Hiram A. Tuttle Hiram A. Tuttle Hiram Americus Turtle was an American merchant and Republican politician from Pittsfield, New Hampshire. Born in 1837 in Barnstead, New Hampshire, he served New Hampshire in the state's House of Representatives, as a member of the Governor's Council, and as governor. He died in 1911 in Pittsfield,...	January 8, 1891	January 5, 1893	Republican
44	John B. Smith	January 5, 1893	January 3, 1895	Republican
45	Charles A. Busiel Charles A. Busiel Charles Albert Busiel , born at Meredith, New Hampshire, the son of John W. and Julia Busiel, was an American manufacturer and politician from Laconia, New Hampshire. He started his political career as a Democrat and was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1878...	January 3, 1895	January 7, 1897	Republican
46	George A. Ramsdell George A. Ramsdell George Allen Ramsdell was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician from Nashua, New Hampshire....	January 7, 1897	January 5, 1899	Republican
47	Frank W. Rollins Frank W. Rollins Frank West Rollins was an American lawyer, banker, and Republican politician from Concord, New Hampshire. His father, Edward H. Rollins, had represented New Hampshire in the United States Senate. Frank served New Hampshire in the state's Senate and as Governor...	January 5, 1899	January 3, 1901	Republican
48	Chester B. Jordan Chester B. Jordan Chester Bradley Jordan was an American teacher, lawyer, and Republican politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire. Born in 1839 in Colebrook, New Hampshire, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and had the dual honor of heading both. He was Speaker of the House in 1881 and...	January 3, 1901	January 1, 1903	Republican
49	Nahum J. Bachelder Nahum J. Bachelder Nahum Josiah Bachelder was the 49th governor of New Hampshire. He was a farmer and Republican politician from Andover, New Hampshire, United States...	January 1, 1903	January 5, 1905	Republican
50	John McLane John McLane John McLane was a furniture maker and politician from Milford, New Hampshire. He was Governor of New Hampshire from 1905 to 1907....	January 5, 1905	January 3, 1907	Republican
51	Charles M. Floyd Charles M. Floyd Charles Miller Floyd was an American merchant, and manufacturer, and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in 1861 in Derry, New Hampshire and graduated from Pinkerton Academy, he served New Hampshire in the State Senate and on the Executive Council before being elected...	January 3, 1907	January 7, 1909	Republican
52	Henry B. Quinby Henry B. Quinby Henry Brewer Quinby was an American physician, businessman, and Republican politician from Laconia, New Hampshire. Born in 1846 in Biddeford, Maine, he served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and on the Executive Council before being elected Governor in 1908. He died in 1924 in New...	January 7, 1909	January 5, 1911	Republican
53	Robert P. Bass Robert P. Bass Robert Perkins Bass was an American farmer, forestry expert, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire Legislature and as chairman of the state's Forestry Commission before being elected governor of New Hampshire in 1910...	January 5, 1911	January 2, 1913	Republican
54	Samuel D. Felker Samuel D. Felker Samuel Demeritt Felker was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Rochester, New Hampshire. He served as mayor of Rochester and in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives before being elected Governor in 1912.-External links:*...	January 2, 1913	January 1915	Democratic
55	Rolland H. Spaulding Rolland H. Spaulding Rolland Harty Spaulding was an American manufacturer and Republican politician. He was elected Governor of Hew Hampshire in 1914, where he served one term.-Early life and education:...	January 1915	January 2, 1917	Republican
56	Henry W. Keyes Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes was an American farmer, banker, and Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont, he was raised in New Hampshire. His father was a prominent New England farmer, merchant, and railroad investor. Keyes graduated from Harvard with a B.A...	January 2, 1917	January 6, 1919	Republican
57	John H. Bartlett John H. Bartlett –––John Henry Bartlett Descendant of Josiah Bartlett, signatory of the Declaration of Independence, Bartlett was an American teacher, high school principal, lawyer, author and Republican politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire...	January 6, 1919	January 6, 1921	Republican
58	Albert O. Brown Albert O. Brown Albert Oscar Brown 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...	January 6, 1921	January 4, 1923	Republican
59	Fred H. Brown Fred H. Brown Fred Herbert Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Somersworth, New Hampshire. He served as mayor of Somersworth and as United States Attorney for New Hampshire before his term as Governor of New Hampshire from 1923 to 1925, and later served in the United States Senate.Brown...	January 4, 1923	January 1, 1925	Democratic
60	John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant OM was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. Born in New York City, Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics...	January 1, 1925	January 6, 1927	Republican
61	Huntley N. Spaulding Huntley N. Spaulding Huntley Nowel Spaulding was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Rochester, New Hampshire. He was elected governor of New Hampshire...	January 6, 1927	January 3, 1929	Republican
62	Charles W. Tobey Charles W. Tobey Charles William Tobey was an American politician, who was a Governor of New Hampshire and a United States senator, was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the son of William Tobey, an accountant, and Ellen Hall Parker Tobey. His father had moved to Massachusetts from Maine in the 1860s. Charles Tobey...	January 3, 1929	January 1, 1931	Republican
(60)	John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant OM was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. Born in New York City, Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics...	January 1, 1931	January 3, 1935	Republican
63	Styles Bridges Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as 63rd 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...	January 3, 1935	January 7, 1937	Republican
64	Francis P. Murphy Francis P. Murphy Francis Parnell Murphy was a manufacturer and politician from Nashua, New Hampshire. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and on the Governor's Council before being twice elected as a Republican Governor.Murphy supported Roosevelt's New Deal policies and switched to the...	January 7, 1937	January 2, 1941	Republican
65	Robert O. Blood Robert O. Blood Robert Oscar Blood was an American physician and Republican politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature and two terms as Governor....	January 2, 1941	January 4, 1945	Republican
66	Charles M. Dale Charles M. Dale Charles Milby Dale was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire; he was the seventy-sixth Governor of New Hampshire, serving from 1945 to 1949.-Early career:...	January 4, 1945	January 6, 1949	Republican
67	Sherman Adams Sherman Adams Llewelyn Sherman Adams was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of a relatively short political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire...	January 6, 1949	January 1, 1953	Republican
68	Hugh Gregg Hugh Gregg Hugh Gregg was governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire from 1953 to 1955, and was the youngest person ever elected to that office. He is the father of former U.S. Senator, former governor, and former U.S. Congressman Judd Gregg of New Hampshire.A native of Nashua, New Hampshire, Gregg...	January 1, 1953	January 6, 1955	Republican
69	Lane Dwinell Lane Dwinell Seymour Lane Dwinell was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Lebanon, New Hampshire. Born in 1906 in Newport, Vermont, he served in and led both houses of the New Hampshire legislature before his two terms as Governor...	January 6, 1955	January 1, 1959	Republican
70	Wesley Powell Wesley Powell Wesley Powell was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.Powell was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He attended schools in Portsmouth before graduating from the University of New Hampshire. He received his law degree from the Southern Methodist College...	January 1, 1959	January 3, 1963	Republican
71	John W. King John W. King John William King was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1943. He practiced law in Manchester and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives...	January 3, 1963	January 2, 1969	Democratic
72	Walter R. Peterson, Jr. Walter R. Peterson, Jr. Walter Rutherford Peterson, Jr. was an American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and two terms as Governor of New Hampshire....	January 2, 1969	January 4, 1973	Republican
73	Meldrim Thomson, Jr. 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 as a strong supporter of conservative political values....	January 4, 1973	January 4, 1979	Republican
74	Hugh J. Gallen	January 4, 1979	December 29, 1982	Democratic
74A	Vesta M. Roy Vesta M. Roy Vesta M. Roy was a Republican New Hampshire politician, born in Dearborn, Michigan.As president of the state Senate, she served as acting governor of New Hampshire from December 29, 1982 until January 6, 1983 as a result of the death of Governor Hugh Gallen shortly before the inauguration of the...	December 29, 1982	January 6, 1983	Republican
75	John H. Sununu John H. Sununu John Henry Sununu is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. He is the father of John E. Sununu, a former senator from New Hampshire, and formerly a U.S. Representative...	January 6, 1983	January 4, 1989	Republican
76	Judd Gregg Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former United States Senator from New Hampshire, who served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics...	January 4, 1989	January 7, 1993	Republican
77	Steve Merrill Steve Merrill Stephen E. "Steve" Merrill is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire.- Biography :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...	January 7, 1993	January 9, 1997	Republican
78	Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the Senior United States Senator from New Hampshire. The first woman in U.S. history to be elected as both a Governor and U.S. Senator, she was the first woman to be elected Governor of New Hampshire, serving from...	January 9, 1997	January 9, 2003	Democratic
79	Craig Benson Craig Benson Craig R. Benson is an American politician and businessman. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 2003 to 2005...	January 9, 2003	January 6, 2005	Republican
80	John Lynch	January 6, 2005	Incumbent	Democratic

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented New Hampshire. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...	Other offices held
John Langdon John Langdon John Langdon was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and one of the first two United States senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress...	1785–1786, 1788–1789, 1805–1809, 1810–1812		S	Delegate to the Continental Congress Continental Congress The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution.... , twice President pro tempore President pro tempore of the United States Senate The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body... of the Senate
John Sullivan John Sullivan John Sullivan was the third son of Irish immigrants, a United States general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate in the Continental Congress and a United States federal judge....	1786–1788, 1789–1790			Delegate to the Continental Congress
Josiah Bartlett Josiah Bartlett Josiah Bartlett was an American physician and statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire and signatory of the Declaration of Independence...	1790–1794			Delegate to the Continental Congress
John Taylor Gilman John Taylor Gilman John Taylor Gilman 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 14 years, from 1794 to 1805, and from 1813 to 1816.Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, to a...	1794–1805, 1813–1816			Delegate to the Continental Congress
Jeremiah Smith Jeremiah Smith Jeremiah Smith was an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Exeter, New Hampshire.Born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Smith attended Harvard University before graduating from Queens College, New Brunswick in 1780. He served in the Continental Army, and read law to enter the bar in 1786...	1809–1810	H
William Plumer William Plumer William Plumer was an American lawyer and Baptist 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 4, 1807...	1812–1813, 1816–1819		S
Samuel Bell Samuel Bell Samuel Bell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835...	1819–1823		S
Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....	1823–1824		S	U.S. Secretary of the Navy United States Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization of the Department of Defense... , U.S. Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States...
David L. Morril David L. Morril David Lawrence Morril graduated from Dartmouth College and later received his law degree from the University of Vermont. He was an American physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire. He served as a U.S...	1824–1827		S
Matthew Harvey Matthew Harvey Matthew Harvey was a was a lawyer, politician, and long-serving United States federal judge from Hopkinton, New Hampshire....	1830–1831	H
Joseph M. Harper Joseph M. Harper Joseph Merrill Harper was a United States politician.He was a Jacksonian member for New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1835. He was also acting governor of the state for a short time in 1831.-External links:*...	1831	H
Samuel Dinsmoor Samuel Dinsmoor Samuel Dinsmoor 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...	1831–1834	H
Isaac Hill Isaac Hill Isaac Hill 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...	1836–1839		S
John Page John Page (New Hampshire) John Page 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.-External links:*...	1839–1842		S
Henry Hubbard Henry Hubbard Henry Hubbard was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1829 to 1835, a Senator from New Hampshire during 1835 to 1841, and the Governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844.-Early life:...	1842–1844	H	S
Jared W. Williams Jared W. Williams Jared Warner Williams was an American lawyer and politician from Lancaster, New Hampshire. He graduated from Brown University at Providence, Rhode Island in 1818....	1847–1849	H	S
Person Colby Cheney Person Colby Cheney Person Colby Cheney was a paper manufacturer, abolitionist and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was 43rd Governor of New Hampshire and later represented the state in the United States Senate....	1875–1877		S
Charles H. Bell Charles H. Bell (politician) Charles Henry Bell was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Born in 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire, he served New Hampshire in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, as a U.S. Senator, and as Governor.Charles was one of the ten children of Governor...	1881–1883		S
Henry W. Keyes Henry W. Keyes Henry Wilder Keyes was an American farmer, banker, and Republican politician from Haverhill, New Hampshire. Born in 1863 in Newbury, Vermont, he was raised in New Hampshire. His father was a prominent New England farmer, merchant, and railroad investor. Keyes graduated from Harvard with a B.A...	1917–1919		S
Fred H. Brown Fred H. Brown Fred Herbert Brown was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Somersworth, New Hampshire. He served as mayor of Somersworth and as United States Attorney for New Hampshire before his term as Governor of New Hampshire from 1923 to 1925, and later served in the United States Senate.Brown...	1923–1925		S
John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant John Gilbert Winant OM was an American politician with the Republican party after a brief career as a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire. Born in New York City, Winant held positions in New Hampshire, national, and international politics...	1925–1927, 1931–1935			Ambassador to the United Kingdom United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom The office of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom was traditionally, and still is very much so today due to the Special Relationship, the most prestigious position in the United States Foreign Service...
Charles W. Tobey Charles W. Tobey Charles William Tobey was an American politician, who was a Governor of New Hampshire and a United States senator, was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the son of William Tobey, an accountant, and Ellen Hall Parker Tobey. His father had moved to Massachusetts from Maine in the 1860s. Charles Tobey...	1929–1931	H	S
Styles Bridges Styles Bridges Henry Styles Bridges was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as 63rd 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...	1935–1937		S	President pro tempore of the Senate
Sherman Adams Sherman Adams Llewelyn Sherman Adams was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of a relatively short political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire...	1949–1953	H
Judd Gregg Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former United States Senator from New Hampshire, who served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics...	1989–1993	H	S
Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the Senior United States Senator from New Hampshire. The first woman in U.S. history to be elected as both a Governor and U.S. Senator, she was the first woman to be elected Governor of New Hampshire, serving from...	1997–2003		S

Living former governors

, five former governors were alive, the oldest being John H. Sununu

John H. Sununu

John Henry Sununu is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. He is the father of John E. Sununu, a former senator from New Hampshire, and formerly a U.S. Representative...

(1983–1989, born 1939). The most recent governor to die was Walter R. Peterson, Jr.

Walter R. Peterson, Jr.

Walter Rutherford Peterson, Jr. was an American realtor, educator, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and two terms as Governor of New Hampshire....

(1969–1973), on June 2, 2011. The most recently-serving governor to die was Vesta M. Roy

Vesta M. Roy

Vesta M. Roy was a Republican New Hampshire politician, born in Dearborn, Michigan.As president of the state Senate, she served as acting governor of New Hampshire from December 29, 1982 until January 6, 1983 as a result of the death of Governor Hugh Gallen shortly before the inauguration of the...

(1982–1983), on February 8, 2002.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
John H. Sununu John H. Sununu John Henry Sununu is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. He is the father of John E. Sununu, a former senator from New Hampshire, and formerly a U.S. Representative...	1983–1989	July 02, 1939 (age 72)
Judd Gregg Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former United States Senator from New Hampshire, who served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics...	1989–1993	February 14, 1947 (age 64)
Steve Merrill Steve Merrill Stephen E. "Steve" Merrill is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire.- Biography :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...	1993–1997	June 21, 1946 (age 65)
Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the Senior United States Senator from New Hampshire. The first woman in U.S. history to be elected as both a Governor and U.S. Senator, she was the first woman to be elected Governor of New Hampshire, serving from...	1997–2003	January 28, 1947 (age 65)
Craig Benson Craig Benson Craig R. Benson is an American politician and businessman. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 2003 to 2005...	2003–2005	October 08, 1954 (age 57)

List of Governors

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Living former governors

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