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Walter Harriman (April 8, 1817 – July 25, 1884) was an American minister, merchant, soldier, and politician who served as the 31st governor of New Hampshire.He was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
In 1888, a zinc monument to New Hampshire soldiers and sailors who served in the Civil War was dedicated in a new park. [5] The park was named Goodwin Park in honor of Goodwin's service during the war. [5] The park and statue were located across from the Goodwin family mansion on Islington Street. [5]
A History of the Fifth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the American Civil War (1893) Cleveland, Dr. Mather. New Hampshire and the Civil War (Regiments in the 9th Army Corps 1861-1865) (1953), especially strong on medicine and casualties. Heald, Bruce D. New Hampshire in the Civil War (Arcadia Publishing, 2001); heavily illustrated. online.
28th Governor of New Hampshire; In office June 6, 1861 – June 3, 1863: Preceded by: Ichabod Goodwin: Succeeded by: Joseph A. Gilmore: Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives; In office 1828 1833–1834: Member of the New Hampshire Senate; In office 1835–1836: Personal details; Born September 1, 1796 Bath, Massachusetts, U.S ...
The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and is commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.. The incumbent governor is Republican Kelly Ayotte, who took office on January 9, 2025.
Having been active in the militia as a musician and chief of the governor's staff during the Civil War, he was appointed Adjutant General of the New Hampshire Militia in 1864 and served until 1870. [2] In 1874, Head ran for the New Hampshire State Senate from the 2nd District, and narrowly placed second to Democrat James Priest.
In 1854 he was elected governor and served a single one-year term, June 6, 1854, to June 7, 1855. [9] During his term the legislature failed to pass resolutions condemning the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas–Nebraska Act, evidence that New Hampshire was trending away from the Democratic Pierce and Baker and becoming increasingly ...
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 1860, but was elected in 1865, and again in 1866. Smyth's terms as governor were consumed by efforts to straighten out the state's wartime finances, which were in substantial disarray because of Civil War expenditures.