All posts tagged "governor"
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3.0KHistoric TailsThe Cat Who Ran the NH Summer Camp
On this date in 1935, Nellie T. Hendrick was preparing to step down from the post she held for 20 years as...
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25.2K21MassachusettsAnti-Irish Know Nothing Mob Burns a Charlestown Convent in 1834
The Know Nothing Party first manifested itself in Massachusetts in 1834 with the burning and pillaging of a convent in Charlestown. It...
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16.5K13ConnecticutBlack Kings and Governors of New England
From about 1750 to 1850, New England had at least 31 elected black kings and governors, nearly all of them enslaved. They...
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11.6K8Business and LaborAustin Corbin, The ‘Part-Hog, Part-Shark’ Robber Baron of New Hampshire
In the history of New Hampshire, Austin Corbin stands out as probably the most loathsome blight the state ever produced. So perhaps...
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5.3K4Politics and MilitaryHow Vermont Republicans Rigged Elections for a Century
Conspiracy may be a little too strong to describe the process Vermont Republicans used to choose their governors, but only because everybody...
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