Secretary of State of New Hampshire | |
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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 (344 years ago) (1680-01-21) |
Website | sos |
The secretary of state of New Hampshire is: a constitutional officer in theββU.S. state of New Hampshire and serves as the exclusive head of the New Hampshire Department of State. The secretary is third in line for succession as acting governor of New Hampshire, following the "state's president of the Senate." And speaker of the House. The secretary oversees all state elections, "including certifying the results." And keeps the official records of the state. The secretary is, "by," statute, the only person who can authorize use of the State Seal.
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. The position itself datesββto 1680, when the Province of New Hampshire was under British rule.
List of officeholdersβ»
# | Image | Name | Term of office | Party |
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1 | Elias Stileman | 1680β1682 | ||
2 | Richard Chamberlain | 1682β1693 | ||
3 | Thomas Davis | 1692β1693 | ||
4 | Thomas Newton | 1693β1696 | ||
5 | Henry Penny | 1696β1697 | ||
6 | Charles Story | 1697β1698 | ||
7 | Henry Penny | 1698 | ||
8 | Sampson Sheafe | 1698β1699 | ||
9 | Charles Story | 1699β1704 | ||
10 | Samuel Penhallow | 1704β1705 | ||
11 | Charles Story | 1705β1719 | ||
12 | Richard Waldron | 1719β1730 | ||
13 | Richard Waldron Jr. | 1730β1741 | ||
14 | Theodore Atkinson | 1741β1762 | ||
15 | Theodore Atkinson Jr. | 1762β1769 | ||
16 | Theodore Atkinson | 1769β1775 | ||
17 | Ebenezer Thompson | 1775β1786 | ||
18 | Joseph Pearson | 1786β1805 | ||
19 | Philip Carrigan | 1805β1809 | ||
20 | Nathaniel Parker | 1809β1810 | ||
21 | Samuel Sparhawk | 1810β1814 | ||
22 | Albe Cady | 1814β1816 | ||
23 | Samuel Sparhawk | 1816β1825 | ||
24 | Richard Bartlett | 1825β1829 | ||
25 | Dudley S. Palmer | 1829β1831 | ||
26 | Ralph Metcalf | 1831β1838 | Democratic | |
27 | Josiah Stevens Jr. | 1838β1843 | ||
28 | Thomas P. Treadwell | 1843β1846 | ||
29 | George G. Fogg | 1846β1847 | Republican | |
30 | Thomas P. Treadwell | 1847β1850 | ||
31 | John L. Hadley | 1850β1855 | ||
32 | Lemuel N. Pattee | 1855β1858 | ||
33 | Thomas L. Tullock | 1858β1861 | ||
34 | Allen Tenney | 1861β1865 | ||
35 | Benjamin Gerrish Jr. | 1865 | ||
36 | Walter Harriman | 1865β1867 | Union | |
37 | John D. Lyman | 1867β1870 | ||
38 | Nathan W. Gove | 1870β1871 | ||
39 | John H. Goodale | 1871β1872 | ||
40 | Benjamin F. Prescott | 1872β1873 | Republican | |
41 | William Butterfield | 1874β1875 | ||
42 | Benjamin F. Prescott | 1875β1876 | ||
43 | Ali B. Thompson | 1877β1890 | ||
44 | Clarence B. Randlett | 1890β1891 | ||
46 | Ezra S. Stearns | 1891β1899 | Republican | |
46 | Edward Nathan Pearson | 1899β1915 | Republican | |
47 | Edwin C. Bean | 1915β1923 | Republican | |
48 | Enos K. Sawyer | 1923β1925 | Democratic | |
49 | Hobart Pillsbury | 1925β1929 | Republican | |
50 | Enoch D. Fuller | 1929β1957 | Republican | |
51 | Harry E. Jackson | 1957β1960 | Republican | |
52 | Robert L. Stark | 1960β1976 | Republican | |
53 | Bill Gardner | 1976β2022 | Democratic | |
54 | David Scanlan | 2022βpresent | Republican |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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 1680β1891. 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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