Huntley Nowel Spaulding (October 30, 1869 – November 14, 1955) was an American

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from

Rochester, New Hampshire Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,492 at the 2020 census. In addition to the downtown area, the city contains the villages of East Rochester, Gonic, and North Rochester. Rochester is ...

. He served as the 61st

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from 1927 to 1929. In addition, he was notable for his philanthropy in health and education.

Early life and education

Huntley Nowel Spaulding was born in Townsend Harbor, Massachusetts, in 1869, to Jonas Spaulding and his wife, Emeline Cummings. He was the second of three sons and a daughter Marion. His father and uncle, Waldo, had founded a leatherboard mill in the town, which was the start of their family-owned manufacturing business. The young Spaulding was educated at

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, class of 1885, and later Phillips Exeter Academy, class of 1889. The family later moved to

North Rochester, New Hampshire North Rochester is a community in the city of Rochester, New Hampshire, United States, and is the site of the third leatherboard mill built by Jonas Spaulding. Jonas' sons were Leon C., Huntley N. and Rolland H., of whom Huntley N. and Rolland H. ...

, where their father Jonas opened another mill.

Career

Spaulding and his two brothers, Leon and Rolland, worked into the family business of their father in J. Spaulding and Sons. They helped manage mills in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York, but lived in New Hampshire all their lives. Spaulding became active in the Republican Party in New Hampshire. He followed in the footsteps of his younger brother Roland, who had been elected governor in 1914. He was Chairman of the New Hampshire's Food Production Committee and New Hampshire's federal food administrator

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. He also served as chairman of the European Relief Council, a private charity that worked with other charities and government agencies to raise millions of dollars to aid orphans and refugees following the war. From 1921 to 1926 he was President of the State Board of Education. He was elected Governor of

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in 1926, and served one term, 1927 to 1929, before the Great Depression began. The Spaulding Company was the major employer in

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. After the death of their two brothers, Spaulding and his married sister Marion Potter designed a charitable trust for the Spaulding Company. It was to disburse all their assets within 15 years of the death of the last Spaulding sibling. Marion Spaulding Potter was the last survivor, living until 1957. Huntley Spaulding was known for his philanthropy in the fields of health and education. He served as president of the boards of trustees of Lawrence Academy and

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. He died at his home in

on November 14, 1955, and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Legacy and honors

* 1944, the

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awarded Spaulding the Charles Holmes Pettee Memorial medal for distinguished service to his state and nation. * The Spaulding Memorial School in Townsend was built in the 1920s in honor of the Spaulding brothers' parents. *

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was named for Huntley N. Spaulding and his brother Rolland H. Spaulding. It connects their hometown of Rochester to

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References

External links

Spaulding at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
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''National Governors Association''
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''The Political Graveyard''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spaulding, Huntley 1869 births 1955 deaths Republican Party governors of New Hampshire Phillips Exeter Academy alumni People from Rochester, New Hampshire Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery