New Hampshire Secretary of State
Appearance
Secretary of State of New Hampshire | |
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State seal | |
Government of New Hampshire | |
Seat | Concord, New Hampshire |
Term length | Two years, no term limit |
Constituting instrument | New Hampshire Constitution of 1776 |
Formation | January 21, 1680 |
Website | sos |
The secretary of state of New Hampshire is a
State Seal.[2]
The secretary is elected biannually by the New Hampshire General Court (state legislature), as prescribed in the Constitution of New Hampshire as adopted in 1784.[1] The position itself dates to 1680, when the Province of New Hampshire was under British rule.[1]
List of officeholders
# | Image | Name | Term of office | Party |
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1 | Elias Stileman[3] | 1680–1682 | ||
2 | Richard Chamberlain[4] | 1682–1693 | ||
3 | Thomas Davis | 1692–1693 | ||
4 | Thomas Newton | 1693–1696 | ||
5 | Henry Penny | 1696–1697 | ||
6 | Charles Story | 1697–1698 | ||
7 | Henry Penny | 1698 | ||
8 | Sampson Sheafe | 1698–1699 | ||
9 | Charles Story | 1699–1704 | ||
10 | Samuel Penhallow | 1704–1705 | ||
11 | Charles Story | 1705–1719 | ||
12 | Richard Waldron | 1719–1730 | ||
13 | Richard Waldron Jr. | 1730–1741 | ||
14 | Theodore Atkinson | 1741–1762 | ||
15 | Theodore Atkinson Jr. | 1762–1769 | ||
16 | Theodore Atkinson | 1769–1775 | ||
17 | Ebenezer Thompson | 1775–1786 | ||
18 | Joseph Pearson | 1786–1805 | ||
19 | Philip Carrigan | 1805–1809 | ||
20 | Nathaniel Parker | 1809–1810 | ||
21 | Samuel Sparhawk | 1810–1814 | ||
22 | Albe Cady | 1814–1816 | ||
23 | Samuel Sparhawk | 1816–1825 | ||
24 | Richard Bartlett | 1825–1829 | ||
25 | Dudley S. Palmer | 1829–1831 | ||
26 | Ralph Metcalf | 1831–1838 | Democratic | |
27 | Josiah Stevens Jr. | 1838–1843 | ||
28 | Thomas P. Treadwell | 1843–1846 | ||
29 | George G. Fogg | 1846–1847 | Republican | |
30 | Thomas P. Treadwell | 1847–1850 | ||
31 | John L. Hadley | 1850–1855 | ||
32 | Lemuel N. Pattee | 1855–1858 | ||
33 | Thomas L. Tullock | 1858–1861 | ||
34 | Allen Tenney | 1861–1865 | ||
35 | Benjamin Gerrish Jr. | 1865 | ||
36 | Walter Harriman | 1865–1867 | Union | |
37 | John D. Lyman | 1867–1870 | ||
38 | Nathan W. Gove | 1870–1871 | ||
39 | John H. Goodale | 1871–1872 | ||
40 | Benjamin F. Prescott | 1872–1873 | Republican | |
41 | William Butterfield | 1874–1875 | ||
42 | Benjamin F. Prescott | 1875–1876 | ||
43 | Ali B. Thompson | 1877–1890 | ||
44 | Clarence B. Randlett | 1890–1891 | ||
46 | Ezra S. Stearns | 1891–1899 | Republican[5] | |
46 | Edward Nathan Pearson | 1899–1915 | Republican | |
47 | Edwin C. Bean | 1915–1923 | Republican[6] | |
48 | Enos K. Sawyer | 1923–1925 | Democratic | |
49 | Hobart Pillsbury | 1925–1929 | Republican[7] | |
50 | Enoch D. Fuller | 1929–1957 | Republican[8] | |
51 | Harry E. Jackson | 1957–1960 | Republican[9] | |
52 | Robert L. Stark | 1960–1976 | Republican[10] | |
53 | Bill Gardner | 1976–2022 | Democratic | |
54 | David Scanlan | 2022–present | Republican |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "About". NH.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "TITLE I THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT: Chapter 3 STATE EMBLEMS, FLAG, ETC". NH.us. New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680—1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 120. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Ladd, Karen H., ed. (1991). State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court (52 ed.). New Hampshire Department of State. p. 94. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Republican Caucuses". The Boston Post. January 21, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Edwin C. Bean Elected Secretary of State". The Boston Globe. April 8, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Winant Forces Win In Caucus". The Boston Globe. January 7, 1925. p. 22. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Official's Car In Fatal Accident". The Portsmouth Herald. AP. October 27, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delegates Elect W.D. Scamman as House Speaker". The Portsmouth Herald. AP. January 2, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Republicans Meet Tonight, Pick Nominees". The Portsmouth Herald. AP. January 3, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
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