Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. (May 8, 1799 – February 24, 1869) was an American

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, and the 22nd

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Early life

Dinsmoor was born in

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and graduated from

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in 1814. He studied law and was a legal assistant to Territorial Governor James Miller for several years in

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Career

A commissioner who made it possible for the visit of French General

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to New Hampshire in 1825, Dinsmoor also served as clerk of the

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in 1826, 1827, 1829 and 1830. Having secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Dinsmoor was elected by a popular vote in 1849, and reelected to a second term in 1850, as well as a third term in 1851. He served as thirtieth

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from June 7, 1849 to June 3, 1852. The state militia was restructured during his tenure. Upon leaving the governorship, Dinsmoor retired from political life, but continued to stay active in his legal and banking interests. From 1835 until his death Dinsmoor was President of the Ashuelot Bank in Keene.

Death

Dinsmoor died in Keene on February 24, 1869 (age 69 years, 292 days). He is

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at Washington Street Cemetery in Keene.

Family life

His father,

Samuel Dinsmoor Samuel Dinsmoor (July 1, 1766 – March 15, 1835) was an American teacher, lawyer, banker and politician from New Hampshire. He served as the 14th governor of New Hampshire and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Ear ...

, had been

from 1831 to 1834. On September 11, 1841, Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. married Anne Eliza Jarvis, and they had two children: William Jarvis Dinsmoor and Samuel Dinsmoor III. Anne died on July 17, 1849; and he married Catharine Pickman Abbott Fox on May 4, 1853.

References

External links

Dinsmoor at New Hampshire's Division of Historic ResourcesNational Governors Association profile
1799 births 1869 deaths People from Keene, New Hampshire Dartmouth College alumni Democratic Party governors of New Hampshire 19th-century American politicians {{NewHampshire-politician-stub