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Hiram Tuttle (equestrian) Hiram Edwin Tuttle (December 22, 1882 in Dexter, Maine – November 11, 1956 in Fort Riley, Kansas) was an American equestrian who competed in dressage at the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He is the only American dress ...

'' Hiram Americus Tuttle (October 16, 1837 – February 10, 1911) was an American merchant and

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politician from

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, who served as the 43rd

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from 1891 to 1893.

Biography

Hiram A. Tuttle was born in

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, on October 16, 1837. His was raised in

, and educated in the local schools and at Pittsfield Academy. He then began a business career, starting as a clerk in a clothing store and becoming successful in lumber, banking, mercantile enterprises, and railroads. A

, he entered politics in 1860 when he won the election for town clerk, giving the local

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its first loss in over 30 years. Tuttle served in the

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(1873-1874). From 1875 to 1877 he served on the military staff of Governor Person Colby Cheney with the rank of Colonel. Tuttle was a member of the

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from 1878 to 1881. In 1888 he was a Delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 1888 he was also a candidate for Governor, but lost the Republican nomination to David H. Goodell. In 1890 he was the Republican nominee for Governor. In a three-way race that included a candidate of the Prohibition Party, Tuttle finished first. The Democratic nominee, Charles H. Amsden finished second, but Tuttle did not have a majority, which meant the election had to be decided by the

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. The legislature chose Tuttle, and he served a two-year term, 1891 to 1893. During his term the state library in Concord was established, he laid the cornerstone of the main building at the

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, and he represented the state at the dedication of the

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. After leaving the governorship Tuttle returned to his business interests. He died in Pittsfield on February 10, 1911, and was buried at Floral Park Cemetery in Pittsfield.

References

External links

Tuttle at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
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