List of governors of New Hampshire

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This is a list of governors of New Hampshire, in the United States.

List of governors

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

Parties

  Democratic   Federalist   Democratic-Republican   National Republican   Whig   Republican   Know Nothing

# Image Governor Took office Left office Party Notes
1   Meshech Weare June 15, 1776 June 1, 1785 Independent
2   John Langdon June 1, 1785 June 7, 1786 Independent
3   John Sullivan June 7, 1786 June 4, 1788 Federalist
(2)   John Langdon June 4, 1788 January 22, 1789 Democratic-Republican
(3)   John Sullivan January 22, 1789 June 5, 1790 Federalist [1]
4   Josiah Bartlett June 5, 1790 June 5, 1794 Democratic-Republican [source?]
5   John Taylor Gilman June 5, 1794 June 6, 1805 Federalist
(2)   John Langdon June 6, 1805 June 8, 1809 Democratic-Republican
6   Jeremiah Smith June 8, 1809 June 5, 1810 Federalist
(2)   John Langdon June 5, 1810 June 5, 1812 Democratic-Republican
7   William Plumer June 5, 1812 June 3, 1813 Democratic-Republican
(5)   John Taylor Gilman June 3, 1813 June 6, 1816 Federalist
(7)   William Plumer June 6, 1816 June 3, 1819 Democratic-Republican
8   Samuel Bell June 3, 1819 June 5, 1823 Democratic-Republican
9   Levi Woodbury June 5, 1823 June 3, 1824 Democratic-Republican
10   David L. Morril June 3, 1824 June 7, 1827 Democratic-Republican
11   Benjamin Pierce June 7, 1827 June 5, 1828 Democratic-Republican
12   John Bell June 5, 1828 June 4, 1829 National Republican
(11)   Benjamin Pierce June 4, 1829 June 3, 1830 Democratic
13   Matthew Harvey June 3, 1830 February 28, 1831 Democratic [2]
  Joseph M. Harper February 28, 1831 June 2, 1831 Democratic [3]
14   Samuel Dinsmoor June 2, 1831 June 5, 1834 Democratic
15   William Badger June 5, 1834 June 2, 1836 Democratic
16   Isaac Hill June 2, 1836 June 5, 1839 Democratic
17   John Page June 5, 1839 June 2, 1842 Democratic
18   Henry Hubbard June 2, 1842 June 6, 1844 Democratic
19   John H. Steele June 6, 1844 June 4, 1846 Democratic
20   Anthony Colby June 4, 1846 June 3, 1847 Whig
21   Jared W. Williams June 3, 1847 June 7, 1849 Democratic
22   Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. June 7, 1849 June 3, 1852 Democratic
23   Noah Martin June 3, 1852 June 8, 1854 Democratic
24   Nathaniel B. Baker June 8, 1854 June 7, 1855 Democratic
25   Ralph Metcalf June 7, 1855 June 4, 1857 Know Nothing
26   William Haile June 4, 1857 June 2, 1859 Republican
27   Ichabod Goodwin June 2, 1859 June 6, 1861 Republican
28   Nathaniel S. Berry June 6, 1861 June 3, 1863 Republican
29   Joseph A. Gilmore June 3, 1863 June 8, 1865 Republican
30 Frederick Smyth June 8, 1865 June 6, 1867 Republican
31   Walter Harriman June 6, 1867 June 3, 1869 Republican
32   Onslow Stearns June 3, 1869 June 8, 1871 Republican
33   James A. Weston June 8, 1871 June 6, 1872 Democratic
34   Ezekiel A. Straw June 6, 1872 June 3, 1874 Republican
(33)   James A. Weston June 3, 1874 June 10, 1875 Democratic
35   Person C. Cheney June 10, 1875 June 7, 1877 Republican
36   Benjamin F. Prescott June 7, 1877 June 5, 1879 Republican
37   Natt Head June 5, 1879 June 2, 1881 Republican
38   Charles H. Bell June 2, 1881 June 7, 1883 Republican
39   Samuel W. Hale June 7, 1883 June 4, 1885 Republican
40   Moody Currier June 4, 1885 June 2, 1887 Republican
41   Charles H. Sawyer June 2, 1887 June 6, 1889 Republican
42   David H. Goodell June 6, 1889 January 8, 1891 Republican
43   Hiram A. Tuttle January 8, 1891 January 5, 1893 Republican
44   John Butler Smith January 5, 1893 January 3, 1895 Republican
45   Charles A. Busiel January 3, 1895 January 7, 1897 Republican
46   George A. Ramsdell January 7, 1897 January 5, 1899 Republican
47   Frank W. Rollins January 5, 1899 January 3, 1901 Republican
48   Chester B. Jordan January 3, 1901 January 1, 1903 Republican
49   Nahum J. Bachelder January 1, 1903 January 5, 1905 Republican
50   John McLane January 5, 1905 January 3, 1907 Republican
51   Charles M. Floyd January 3, 1907 January 7, 1909 Republican
52   Henry B. Quinby January 7, 1909 January 5, 1911 Republican
53   Robert P. Bass January 5, 1911 January 2, 1913 Republican
54   Samuel D. Felker January 2, 1913 January 1, 1915 Democratic
55   Rolland H. Spaulding January 1, 1915 January 2, 1917 Republican
56   Henry W. Keyes January 2, 1917 January 6, 1919 Republican
57   John H. Bartlett January 6, 1919 January 6, 1921 Republican
58   Albert O. Brown January 6, 1921 January 4, 1923 Republican
59   Fred H. Brown January 4, 1923 January 1, 1925 Democratic
60   John Gilbert Winant January 1, 1925 January 6, 1927 Republican
61   Huntley N. Spaulding January 6, 1927 January 3, 1929 Republican
62   Charles W. Tobey January 3, 1929 January 1, 1931 Republican
(60)   John Gilbert Winant January 1, 1931 January 3, 1935 Republican
63   Styles Bridges January 3, 1935 January 7, 1937 Republican
64   Francis P. Murphy January 7, 1937 January 2, 1941 Republican
65   Robert O. Blood January 2, 1941 January 4, 1945 Republican
66   Charles M. Dale January 4, 1945 January 6, 1949 Republican
67   Sherman Adams January 6, 1949 January 1, 1953 Republican
68   Hugh Gregg January 1, 1953 January 6, 1955 Republican
69   Lane Dwinell January 6, 1955 January 1, 1959 Republican
70   Wesley Powell January 1, 1959 January 3, 1963 Republican
71   John W. King January 3, 1963 January 2, 1969 Democratic
72   Walter R. Peterson Jr. January 2, 1969 January 4, 1973 Republican
73   Meldrim Thomson Jr. January 4, 1973 January 4, 1979 Republican
74   Hugh J. Gallen January 4, 1979 December 29, 1982 Democratic [4]
  Vesta M. Roy December 29, 1982 January 6, 1983 Republican [4]
75   John H. Sununu January 6, 1983 January 4, 1989 Republican
76   Judd Gregg January 4, 1989 January 2, 1993 Republican [5][6]
  Ralph D. Hough January 2, 1993 January 7, 1993 Republican [5][6]
77   Steve Merrill January 7, 1993 January 9, 1997 Republican
78   Jeanne Shaheen January 9, 1997 January 9, 2003 Democratic
79   Craig Benson January 9, 2003 January 6, 2005 Republican
80   John Lynch January 6, 2005 January 3, 2013 Democratic
81   Maggie Hassan January 3, 2013 January 2, 2017 Democratic [7]
  Chuck Morse January 3, 2017 January 5, 2017 Republican [7]
82   Chris Sununu January 5, 2017 present Republican

References

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  1. Resigned to take a seat in a federal court.
  2. Resigned to take a seat on the United States District Court for New Hampshire.
  3. As president of the state senate, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hugh Gallen fell ill and yielded his powers to the president of the state senate, Vesta Roy; he died on December 29, 1982.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Judd Gregg resigned from the governorship on January 2, 1993 to take seat in the United States Senate; president of the state senate Ralph D. Hough served as acting governor until governor-elect Steve Merrill was sworn in January 7.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Soloman, Dave (December 15, 2016). "Hassan to resign as governor on Jan. 2, ahead of swearing-in as U.S. senator". New Hampshire Union Leader. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Maggie Hassan resigned from the governorship at the end of January 2, 2017, to take a seat in the United States Senate, twelve hours later. President of the state senate Chuck Morse became acting governor and served until January 5, 2017, when Governor-elect Chris Sununu took office.