Former Councilors

Article 60 of the second part of the constitution provides for an executive council of five members to advise and act with the governor. Before the constitution there was a council both under the temporary constitution of the Revolution and under the provincial government. Since 1913 councilors have been elected by plurality vote to represent population but previously to that they were elected by majority vote to represent property. In the colonial days councilors were appointed.

The following is a list of all the councilors from the 20th century on, giving the name and town of residence for each and years served.

1900-1909

  • James B. Tennant, Epsom – 1901-1903
  • Loring B. Bodwell, Manchester – 1901-1903
  • Charles H. Hersey, Keene – 1901-1903
  • Edmund E. Truesdell, Pembroke – 1901-1903
  • Robert N. Chamberlin, Berlin – 1901-1903
  • James Frank Seavey, Dover – 1903-1905
  • Alfred A. Collins, Danville – 1903-1905
  • Frank E. Kaley, Milford – 1903-1905
  • Seth M. Richards, Newport – 1903-1905
  • A. Crosby Kennett, Conway – 1903-1905
  • Fred S. Towle, Portsmouth – 1905-1907
  • Charles M. Floyd, Manchester – 1905-1907
  • Joseph Woodbury Howard, Nashua – 1905-1907
  • Edward G. Leach, Franklin – 1905-1907
  • Charles H. Greenleaf, Franconia – 1905-1907
  • Stephen S. Jewett, Laconia – 1907-1909
  • William H.C. Follansby, Exeter – 1907-1909
  • Herbert B. Viall, Keene – 1907-1909
  • James Duncan Upham, Claremont – 1907-1909
  • Frank P. Brown, Whitefield – 1907-1909

1909-1919

  • Thomas Entwistle, Portsmouth – 1911-1913
  • Harry T. Lord, Manchester – 1911-1913
  • Benjamin F. Greer, Goffstown – 1911-1913
  • John M. Gile, Hanover – 1911-1913
  • George H. Turner, Bethlehem – 1911-1913
  • Daniel W. Badger, Portsmouth – 1913-1915
  • Lewis G. Gilman, Manchester – 1913-1915
  • Albert W. Noone, Peterborough – 1913-15
  • William H. Sawyer, Concord Appointed December 12, 1913, Associate Justice of Superior – 1913-1915
  • George W. McGregor, Littleton – 1913-1915
  • James B. Wallace, Canaan – 1915-1917
  • John Scammon, Exeter – 1915-1917
  • John B. Cavanaugh, Manchester – 1915-1917
  • Frank Huntress, Keene – 1915-1917
  • Solon A. Carter, Concord – 1915-1917
  • Miles W. Gray, Columbia Died in Office – 1917-1918
  • Edward H. Carroll, Warner Died in Office – 1917-1918
  • Herbert I. Goss, Berlin – 1918-1919
  • Charles W. Varney, Rochester – 1917-1919
  • Moise Verrette, Manchester – 1917-1919
  • William D. Swart, Nashua – 1917-1919

1929-1939

  • William H. Leith, Lancaster – 1929-1931
  • Harry Merrill, Exeter – 1929-1931
  • Cyprien J. Belanger, Manchester – 1929-1931
  • Harry D. Hopkins, Keene – 1929-1931
  • Harry L. Holmes, Henniker – 1929-1931
  • Charles B. Hoyt, Sandwich – 1931-1933
  • William S. Davis, Barrington – 1931-1933
  • James J. Powers, Manchester – 1931-1933
  • Fred T. Wadleigh, Milford – 1931-1933
  • William B. McInnis, Concord – 1931-1933
  • James C. MacLeod, Littleton – 1933-1935
  • Charles H. Brackett, Greenland – 1933-1935
  • Alphonse Roy, Manchester – 1933-1935
  • Francis P. Murphy, Nashua – 1933-1935
  • Charles E. Carroll, Laconia – 1933-1935
  • Lynn Cutler, Berlin – 1935-1937
  • Burt R. Cooper, Rochester – 1935-1937
  • Alphonse Roy, Manchester – 1935-1937
  • Thomas J. Leonard, Nashua – 1935-1937
  • James C. Farmer, Newbury – 1935-1937
  • Virgil D. White, Ossipee – 1937-1939
  • Charles M. Dale, Portsmouth – 1937-1939
  • Thomas A. Murray, Manchester – 1937-1939
  • Alvin A. Lucier, Nashua – 1937-1939
  • George Hamilton Rolfe, Concord – 1937-1939

1919-1929

  • Stephen W. Clow, Wolfeboro – 1919-1921
  • Arthur G. Whittemore, Dover – 1919-1921
  • John G. Welpley, Manchester – 1919-1921
  • Windsor H. Goodnow, Keene – 1919-1921
  • George W. Barnes, Lyme – 1921-1923
  • Albert Hislop, Portsmouth – 1921-1923
  • George E. Trudel, Manchester – 1921-1923
  • George L. Sadler, Nashua – 1921-1923
  • Fred S. Roberts, Laconia – 1921-1923
  • Oscar P. Cole, Berlin – 1923-1925
  • Stephen A. Frost, Fremont – 1923-1925
  • Thomas J. Conway, Manchester – 1923-1925
  • Philip H. Faulkner, Keene – 1923-1925
  • Arthur P. Morrill, Concord – 1923-1925
  • John A. Edgerly, Tuftonboro – 1925-1927
  • John A. Hammond, Gilford – 1925-1927
  • Arthur E. Morneau, Manchester – 1925-1927
  • Samuel A. Lovejoy, Milford – 1925-1927
  • Jesse M. Barton, Newport – 1925-1927
  • Ora A. Brown, Ashland – 1927-1929
  • Guy E. Chesley, Rochester – 1927-1929
  • Albert J. Precourt, Manchester – 1927-1929
  • Albert H. Hunt, Nashua – 1927-1929
  • Frank L. Gerrish, Boscawen – 1927-1929

1939-1949

  • George Hamilton Rolfe, Concord – 1939-1941
  • George D. Roberts, Jefferson – 1941-1943
  • Ansel N. Sanborn, Wakefield – 1941-1943
  • Thomas A. Murray, Manchester – 1941-1943
  • William A. Molloy, Nashua – 1941-1943
  • Harold G. Fairbanks, Newport – 1941-1943
  • Scott C.W. Simpson, Bartlett – 1943-1945
  • John W. Perkins, Hampton – 1943-1945
  • Albert R. Martineau, Manchester – 1943-1945
  • Philip C. Heald, Wilton – 1943-1945
  • Harold G. Fairbanks, Newport – 1943-1945
  • Thomas J. Leonard, Nashua – 1945-1947
  • George Albert Wooster, Concord – 1945-1947
  • James C. MacLeod, Littleton – 1945-1947
  • Joshua Studley, Rochester – 1945-1947
  • Peter R. Poirier, Manchester – 1945-1947
  • Carl E. Morin, Berlin – 1947-1949
  • Paul W. Hobbs, North Hampton – 1947-1949
  • Paul J. Gingras, Manchester – 1947-1949
  • Franklin Flanders, Weare – 1947-1949
  • Donald G. Matson, Concord – 1947-1949

1949-1959

  • Harry P. Smart, Ossipee – 1949-1951
  • J. Guy Smart, Durham – 1949-1951
  • C. Edward Bourassa, Manchester – 1949-1951
  • Charles M. Mills, Jaffrey – 1949-1951
  • Charles F. Stafford, Laconia – 1949-1951
  • George T. Noyes, Bethlehem – 1951-1953
  • Renfrew A. Thomson, Exeter – 1951-1953
  • Howard R. Flanders, Nashua – 1951-1953
  • C. Edward Bourassa, Manchester – 1951-1953
  • Charles F. Stafford, Laconia – 1951-1953
  • George H. Keough, Gorham – 1953-1955
  • C. Wesley Lyons, Rochester – 1953-1955
  • Howard R. Flanders, Nashua – 1953-1955
  • Romeo J. Champagne, Manchester – 1953-1955
  • John P.H. Chandler, Jr., Warner – 1953-1955
  • Parker M. Merrow, Ossipee – 1955-1957
  • Charles T. Durell, Portsmouth – 1955-1957
  • Romeo J. Champagne, Manchester – 1955-1957
  • John P.H. Chandler, Jr., Warner – 1955-1957
  • Fred H. Fletcher, Milford – 1955-1957
  • Charles H. Whittier, Bethlehem – 1957-1959
  • John P.H. Chandler, Jr., Warner – 1957-1959
  • Renfrew A. Thomson, Exeter – 1957-1959
  • Roger E. Brassard, Manchester – 1957-1959
  • Fred H. Fletcher, Milford – 1957-1959

1959-1969

  • Daniel A. O'Brien, Lancaster – 1959-1961
  • Thomas H. Keenan, Dover – 1959-1961
  • Roger E. Brasard, Manchester – 1959-1961
  • Harold Weeks, Hinsdale – 1959-1961
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1959-1961
  • Philip A. Robertson, Conway – 1961-1963
  • Andrew H. Jarvis, Portsmouth – 1961-1963
  • Harold Weeks, Hinsdale – 1961-1963
  • Roger E. Brassard, Manchester – 1961-1963
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1961-1963
  • Fred H. Fletcher, Milford – 1963-1965
  • John P. Bowler, Hanover – 1963-1965
  • Fred W. Hall, Jr., Rochester – 1963-1965
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1963-1965
  • Emile Simard, Manchester – 1963-1965
  • William A. Styles, Northumberland – 1965-1967
  • Austin F. Quinney, Exeter – 1965-1967
  • Robert L. Mallat, Jr., Keene – 1965-1967
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1965-1967
  • Emile Simard, Manchester – 1965-1967
  • Philip A. Robertson, Conway – 1967-1969
  • Royal H. Edgerly, Rochester – 1967-1969
  • Emile Simard, Manchester Did not accept office: Edward H. Cullen elected Feb. 28, 1967 – 1967-69
  • Fred H. Fletcher, Milford – 1967-69
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1967-69

1969-1979

  • Stephen W. Smith, Plymouth – 1969-1971
  • Robert E. Whalen, Portsmouth – 1969-1971
  • Joseph J. Acorace, Manchester – 1969-1971
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1969-1971
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1969-1971
  • Robert E. Whalen, Portsmouth – 1971-1973
  • Lyle E. Hersom, Northumberland – 1971-1973
  • John S. Walsh, Manchester – 1971-1973
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1971-1973
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1971-1973
  • John F. Bridges, Bedford – 1973-1975
  • Lyle E. Hersom, Northumberland – 1973-1975
  • Robert E. Whalen, Rye – 1973-1975
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1973-1975
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1973-1975
  • Leon G. Yeaton, Dover – 1975-1977
  • Lyle E. Hersom, Northumberland – 1975-1977
  • Louis D'Allesandro, Manchester – 1975-1977
  • James H. Hayes, Concord – 1975-1977
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1975-1977
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1977-1979
  • Malcolm McLane, Concord – 1977-1979
  • Louis D'Allesandro, Manchester – 1977-1979
  • Dudley W. Dudley, Durham – 1977-1979
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1977-1979

1979-1989

  • Paul M. Mayette, Haverhill – 1979-1981
  • Malcolm McLane, Concord – 1979-1981
  • Dudley W. Dudley, Durham – 1979-1981
  • Louis D'Allesandro, Manchester – 1979-1981
  • Judd Gregg, Greenfield – 1979-1981
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1981-1983
  • Malcolm McLane, Concord – 1981-1983
  • Dudley W. Dudley, Durham – 1981-1983
  • Louis Georgopoulos, Manchester – 1981-1983
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1981-1983
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1983-1985
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1983-1985
  • Dudley W. Dudley, Durham – 1983-1985
  • Louis J. Georgopoulos, Manchester – 1983-1985
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1983-1985
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1985-1987
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1985-1987
  • William P. Cahill, North Hampton – 1985-1987
  • Louis J. Georgopoulos, Manchester – 1985-1987
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1985-1987
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1987-1989
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1987-1989
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1987-1989
  • Earl A. Rinker III, Manchester – 1987-1989
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1987-1989

1989-1999

  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1989-1991
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1989-1991
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1989-1991
  • Earl A. Rinker III, Auburn – 1989-1991
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 19891991
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1991-1993
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1991-1993
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1991-1993
  • Earl A. Rinker III, Auburn – 1991-1993
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1991-1993
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1993-1995
  • Bob Hayes, Concord – 1993-1995
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1993-1995
  • Earl A. Rinker III, Auburn – 1993-1995
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1993-1995
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1995-1997
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1995-1997
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1995-1997
  • Earl A. Rinker III, Auburn – 1995-1997
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1995-1997
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1997-1999
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1997-1999
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1997-1999
  • James A. Normand, Manchester – 1997-1999
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1997-1999

1999-2009

  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 1999-2001
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 1999-2001
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 1999-2001
  • Thomas Colantuono, Londonderry – 1999-2001
  • Bernard A. Streeter, Jr., Nashua – 1999-2001
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 2001-2003
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 2001-2003
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 2001-2003
  • Thomas Colantuono, Londonderry Resigned effective December 14,2001 to become United States Attorney
    Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester was elected at a special election held March 12, 2002 to complete the term – 2001-2003
  • David K. Wheeler, Milford – 2001-2003
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 2003-2005
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 2003-2005
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 2003-2005
  • Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester – 2003-2005
  • David K. Wheeler, Milford – 2003-2005
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 2005-2007
  • Peter J. Spaulding, Hopkinton – 2005-2007
  • Ruth L. Griffin, Portsmouth – 2005-2007
  • Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester – 2005-2007
  • Debora B. Pignatelli, Nashua – 2005-2007
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 2007-2009
  • John D. Shea, Nelson – 2007-2009
  • Beverly A. Hollingworth, Hampton – 2007-2009
  • Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester – 2007-2009
  • Debora B. Pignatelli, Keene – 2007-2009

2009-2019

  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 2009-2011
  • John D. Shea, Nelson – 2009-2011
  • Beverly A. Hollingworth, Hampton – 2009-2011
  • Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester – 2009-2011
  • Debora B. Pignatelli, Keene – 2009-2011
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath – 2011-2013
  • Daniel St. Hilaire, Concord – 2011-2013
  • Christopher T. Sununu, Newfields – 2011-2013
  • Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester – 2011-2013
  • David K. Wheeler, Milford – 2011-2013
  • Raymond S. Burton, Bath died in office 2013 – 2013-2013
  • Joseph Kenney was sworn in on 3/26/2014 to serve the remainder of Raymond Burton's term
  • Colin Van Ostern, Concord – 2013-2015
  • Christopher T. Sununu, Newfields – 2013-2015
  • Christopher C. Pappas, Manchester – 2013-2015
  • Debora B. Pignatelli, Keene – 2013-2015
  • Christopher T. Sununu, Newfields – 2015-2017
  • Colin Van Ostern, Concord – 2015-2017
  • David K. Wheeler, Milford – 2015-2017
  • Christopher C. Pappas, Manchester – 2015-2017
  • Joseph Kenney, Union – 2015-2017
  • Russell E. Prescott, Kingston – 2017-2019
  • Andru Volinsky, Concord – 2017-2019
  • David K. Wheeler, Milford – 2017-2019
  • Christopher C. Pappas, Manchester – 2017-2019
  • Joseph Kenney, Union – 2017-2019

2019-Current

  • Russell E. Prescott, Kingston – 2019-2021
  • Andru Volinsky, Concord – 2019-2021
  • Debora Pignatelli, Nashua – 2019-2021
  • Theodore L. Gatsas, Manchester – 2019-2021
  • Michael J. Cryans, Hanover – 2019-2021