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Born June 26, 1741 • Portsmouth • New Hampshire
Died September 18, 1819 (aged 78) • Portsmouth • New Hampshire
Title / Office governor (1810-1812), New Hampshire • governor (1805-1809), New Hampshire • United States Senate (1789-1801), United States • Continental Congress (1783-1784), United States • Continental Congress (1775-1776), United States

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