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2. New Hampshire 1788 Treasurer, Strafford County
3. New Hampshire 1789 Treasurer, Cheshire County
4. New Hampshire 1789 Treasurer, Grafton County
5. New Hampshire 1790 Treasurer, Cheshire County
6. New Hampshire 1791 Treasurer, Cheshire County
7. New Hampshire 1791 Treasurer, Rockingham County
8. New Hampshire 1792 Treasurer, Cheshire County
9. New Hampshire 1793 Treasurer, Grafton County
10. New Hampshire 1793 Treasurer, Rockingham County
11. New Hampshire 1793 Treasurer, Strafford County
12. New Hampshire 1794 Treasurer, Grafton County
13. New Hampshire 1794 Treasurer, Grafton County
14. New Hampshire 1794 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
15. New Hampshire 1794 Treasurer, Rockingham County
16. New Hampshire 1794 Treasurer, Strafford County
17. New Hampshire 1795 Treasurer, Cheshire County
18. New Hampshire 1795 Treasurer, Grafton County
19. New Hampshire 1795 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
20. New Hampshire 1795 Treasurer, Rockingham County
21. New Hampshire 1796 Treasurer, Cheshire County
22. New Hampshire 1796 Treasurer, Grafton County
23. New Hampshire 1796 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
24. New Hampshire 1796 Treasurer, Rockingham County
25. New Hampshire 1796 Treasurer, Strafford County
26. New Hampshire 1797 Treasurer, Cheshire County
27. New Hampshire 1797 Treasurer, Grafton County
28. New Hampshire 1797 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
29. New Hampshire 1797 Treasurer, Rockingham County
30. New Hampshire 1797 Treasurer, Strafford County
31. New Hampshire 1798 Treasurer, Cheshire County
32. New Hampshire 1798 Treasurer, Grafton County
33. New Hampshire 1798 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
34. New Hampshire 1798 Treasurer, Rockingham County
35. New Hampshire 1798 Treasurer, Strafford County
36. New Hampshire 1799 Treasurer, Cheshire County
37. New Hampshire 1799 Treasurer, Grafton County
38. New Hampshire 1799 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
39. New Hampshire 1799 Treasurer, Rockingham County
40. New Hampshire 1799 Treasurer, Strafford County
41. New Hampshire 1800 Treasurer, Cheshire County
42. New Hampshire 1800 Treasurer, Grafton County
43. New Hampshire 1800 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
44. New Hampshire 1800 Treasurer, Rockingham County
45. New Hampshire 1800 Treasurer, Strafford County
46. New Hampshire 1801 Treasurer, Cheshire County
47. New Hampshire 1801 Treasurer, Grafton County
48. New Hampshire 1801 Treasurer, Rockingham County
49. New Hampshire 1801 Treasurer, Strafford County
50. New Hampshire 1802 Treasurer
51. New Hampshire 1802 Treasurer, Cheshire County
52. New Hampshire 1802 Treasurer, Grafton County
53. New Hampshire 1802 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
54. New Hampshire 1802 Treasurer, Rockingham County
55. New Hampshire 1802 Treasurer, Strafford County
56. New Hampshire 1803 Treasurer, Cheshire County
57. New Hampshire 1803 Treasurer, Grafton County
58. New Hampshire 1803 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
59. New Hampshire 1803 Treasurer, Rockingham County
60. New Hampshire 1803 Treasurer, Strafford County
61. New Hampshire 1804 Treasurer
62. New Hampshire 1804 Treasurer, Cheshire County
63. New Hampshire 1804 Treasurer, Grafton County
64. New Hampshire 1804 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
65. New Hampshire 1804 Treasurer, Rockingham County
66. New Hampshire 1804 Treasurer, Strafford County
67. New Hampshire 1805 Treasurer, Cheshire County
68. New Hampshire 1805 Treasurer, Grafton County
69. New Hampshire 1805 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
70. New Hampshire 1805 Treasurer, Rockingham County
71. New Hampshire 1805 Treasurer, Strafford County
72. New Hampshire 1806 Treasurer, Cheshire County
73. New Hampshire 1806 Treasurer, Grafton County
74. New Hampshire 1806 Treasurer, Rockingham County
75. New Hampshire 1806 Treasurer, Strafford County
76. New Hampshire 1807 Treasurer, Cheshire County
77. New Hampshire 1807 Treasurer, Grafton County
78. New Hampshire 1807 Treasurer, Rockingham County
79. New Hampshire 1807 Treasurer, Strafford County
80. New Hampshire 1808 Treasurer, Cheshire County
81. New Hampshire 1808 Treasurer, Grafton County
82. New Hampshire 1808 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
83. New Hampshire 1808 Treasurer, Rockingham County
84. New Hampshire 1808 Treasurer, Strafford County
85. New Hampshire 1809 Treasurer
86. New Hampshire 1809 Treasurer, Cheshire County
87. New Hampshire 1809 Treasurer, Grafton County
88. New Hampshire 1809 Treasurer, Rockingham County
89. New Hampshire 1810 Treasurer, Cheshire County
90. New Hampshire 1810 Treasurer, Grafton County
91. New Hampshire 1811 Treasurer, Cheshire County
92. New Hampshire 1811 Treasurer, Grafton County
93. New Hampshire 1811 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
94. New Hampshire 1811 Treasurer, Rockingham County
95. New Hampshire 1812 Treasurer, Cheshire County
96. New Hampshire 1812 Treasurer, Grafton County
97. New Hampshire 1812 Treasurer, Hillsborough County
98. New Hampshire 1812 Treasurer, Rockingham County
99. New Hampshire 1813 Treasurer, Cheshire County
100. New Hampshire 1813 Treasurer, Grafton County
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Attitudes toward New Hampshire's form of government were shaped by the state's relationship with England and by a series of royal governors. The debate erupted in the mid-1770s and continued during the war. The fundamental ideological disagreement focused on local control versus state authority. Moreover, the competition for power among three distinct regions of New Hampshire (the seacoast and Piscataqua Valley, Merrimack Valley, and the Connecticut River Valley) animated the public debate further.
Before passage of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, New Hampshire was the only province in New England without a formal charter of incorporation. New Hampshire was without legal government when the last royal governor, John Wentworth, fled in the summer of 1775 and the personal safety and future of Loyalists was in question. New Hampshire declared its independence six months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
The Federalists, an elite party concerned about commercial interests and monetary policy for the new nation, regained power in New Hampshire in 1813 under John Taylor Gilman, who did not cooperate with President Madison's administration and did not support the war. Power for the Federalists was short-lived, as a declining economy lead to the resurgence of the Republican Party after the war.
The nature of state government that evolved in New Hampshire during the nationalization of America had its roots in the desire to impose checks on state control, creating a political structure that was and continues to be decentralized. The governor heads a weak executive branch held in check to this day by a five-member Executive Council elected from five regions of the state. Moreover, the large House of Representatives, known as the General Court (400 members), ensures strong local representation and is the third largest legislative body in the world after Parliament and the United States Congress. A 24-member state Senate rounds out a bicameral legislative body.
New Hampshire remains one of two states with two-year terms for governor, for members of the Executive Council, and for legislative office. The struggle in the early national period focused on local control, on limiting state and federal power, and on the proper distribution of authority. Although New Hampshire became the keystone of the federal government by voting as the ninth and ratifying state to adopt the United States Constitution in 1789, it has always cast a wary eye on federal power over states and on state power over local government.
Local elections of delegates and representatives to constitutional conventions included the tactic of "binding instructions" to ensure that local representation would not be sacrificed to the state or federal government. This proved unpopular because a constitutional convention requires public discussion and reasoned decisions based on varying points of view raised at the convention. Hence the delegates need flexibility, not binding instructions. However, New Hampshire's political culture continues to be steeped in the desire to preserve local, community interests. The method of voting began with voice votes at town meetings, but by 1804 New Hampshire had directed in state statute that town clerks be chosen by ballot. Ballots were hand written, although by the 1830s, printed ballots came into use.
Early in the new republic, the right to vote reflected the tension between the Federalists, those property owners with a "stake in society," and the Republicans (Democratic-Republicans), who wanted to expand democratic participation as broadly as possible—so broadly, in fact, that some feared "mob rule" at the other end of the spectrum. By 1800 New Hampshire was one of just three states (the others were Kentucky and Vermont) that had universal white manhood suffrage, having done away with the requirement of property ownership. All of New England except Connecticut allowed African Americans to vote without significant restriction. New Hampshire endorsed the principle that the more people taking part in the democratic process, the better. This engaged political culture continues to this day, with high voter participation in New Hampshire's well-known first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Bibliography
- Daniell, Jere R. 1981.
Colonial New Hampshire—A History. Millwood, NY: KTO Press. - Gardner, William M., Mevers, Frank C., Upton, Richard F. 1989.
New Hampshire: The State That Made Us A Nation. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher. - Turner, Lynn Warren. 1983.
The Ninth State: New Hampshire’s Formative Years. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
Treasurer
One who has officially the charge of treasure; originally, a person entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of the revenues of a king, noble, or other dignitary, of a state, city, or church; now, one who is responsible for the funds of a public body, or of any corporation, association, society, or club.
Oxford English Dictionary
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