New Hampshire Secretary of State

The Secretary of State of New Hampshire is a constitutional officer in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and serves as the exclusive head of the New Hampshire Department of State. The Secretary of State performs duties of both a legislative branch as well as an executive branch officer. The Secretary of State is elected biannually by ballot of all members of the New Hampshire General Court assembled together. The Secretary of State is required to prepare and distribute election–related items as provided in the state Election code. The Secretary of State has the custody of the State Seal. The current Secretary of State is Bill Gardner.

The Secretary of State office

List of officeholders

# Name Term of office Party 1 Elias Stileman[1] 1680–1682 2 Richard Chamberlain[2] 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

# Name Term of office Party 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 46 Edward Nathan Pearson 1899–1915 Republican 47 Edwin C. Bean 1915–1923 48 Enos K. Sawyer 1923–1925 Democratic 49 Hobart Pillsbury 1925–1929 50 Enoch D. Fuller 1929–1957 51 Harry E. Jackson 1957–1960 52 Robert L. Stark 1960–1976 53 Bill Gardner 1976–now Democratic

References

1. 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.
2. 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.

See also

• List of company registers

External links

• Secretary of State's Website