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The Johns River (also called "John's River"), in northern New Hampshire, arises at Cherry Pond in Jefferson and runs approximately 14 miles (23 km), generally northwest, to the Connecticut River. [1] It passes through Hazens Pond, near the Mount Washington Regional Airport , traverses the town of Whitefield , where it is crossed by U.S. Route 3 ...
In 1679, King Charles II issued a royal charter for the Province of New Hampshire. [20] John Cutt was appointed president, and took office on January 21, 1680. [19]
The original 1776 Constitution of New Hampshire did not provide for a chief executive. The office of President was created by the 1784 constitution, and renamed Governor in 1792. [ 2 ] Governors served one-year terms until an 1877 amendment increased this to two years. [ 3 ]
Captain John Mason (1586–1635) was an English sailor and colonist who was instrumental to the establishment of various settlements in colonial America and is considered to be the 'Founder of New Hampshire'. Mason was born in 1586 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. [1]
John Langdon Jr. (June 26, 1741 – September 18, 1819) was an American politician and Founding Father from New Hampshire. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention , signed the United States Constitution , and was one of the first two United States senators from New Hampshire.
Goffe was the son of John Goffe, the town clerk of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and Hannah Parrish of what is now Nashua, New Hampshire. His grandfather, also named John Goffe, emigrated to New England in 1662 or 1663. Goffe was born in Boston in 1701 and baptized in the Old North Church under the ministry of Increase Mather. As a young man, he ...
Bill Murray has joined the cast of “Riff Raff,” the upcoming crime comedy from director Dito Montiel set to feature Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”), Ed Harris (“Love Lies Bleeding ...
Charles H. Sawyer (1840–1908), manufacturer and Governor of New Hampshire [17] Richard Waldron (1615–1689), businessman and the second President of New Hampshire [18] John Wentworth (1719–1781), judge, colonial leader [19] John Wentworth, Jr. (1745–1787), Founding Father, lawyer, signatory of the Articles of Confederation [20]