List of Governors of New Hampshire
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This is a list of Governors of New Hampshire, in the United States. The Governor of New Hampshire has a term of two years, and can seek re-election. It is worth noting, however that the original title was President of New Hampshire. The name of the office was changed to Governor of New Hampshire (perhaps because the position of President of the United States had been created and other states used the title of Governor) during the term of Josiah Bartlett, though the office itself remained the same. Therefore, Governor Bartlett was technically the first person to be called the Governor of New Hampshire; however, this is generally disregarded because only the title, not the office itself, was changed.
[edit] Trivia
Josiah Bartlet, the fictional President of the United States on television drama The West Wing, is described as having been a two-term Democratic Governor of New Hampshire, and as having descended from real-life Sixth Governor of New Hampshire Josiah Bartlett (note the spelling difference).
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