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State Treasurer History

The following is a list of the treasurers in the state's history, and the term of office each served.

History
Treasurer Term
Richard Martin, Portsmouth 1680 - 1684
Samuel Penhallow, Portsmouth 1684 - 1692
William Partridge, Portsmouth 1692 - 1695
George Jaffrey, Portsmouth 1695 - 1696
Joseph Smith, Hampton 1696 - 1696
William Vaughan, Portsmouth 1696 - 1698
Joseph Smith, Hampton 1698 - 1699
Samuel Penhallow, Portsmouth 1699 - 1726
George Jaffrey, Jr., Portsmouth 1726 - 1730
Henry Sherburne, Portsmouth 1730 - 1742
George Jaffrey, Jr., Portsmouth 1742 - 1749
George Jaffrey, 3rd, Portsmouth 1749 - 1776
Nicholas Gilman, Exeter 1776 - 1783
John T. Gilman, Exeter 1783 - 1789
William Gardner, Portsmouth 1789 - 1791
John T. Gilman, Exeter 1791 - 1794
Oliver Peabody, Exeter 1794 - 1804
Nathaniel Gilman, Exeter 1804 - 1809
Thomas W. Thompson, Salisbury 1809 - 1810
Nathaniel Gilman, Exeter 1810 - 1814
William Kent, Concord 1814 - 1816
William Pickering, Concord 1816 - 1828
Samuel Morrill, Concord 1828 - 1829
William Pickering, Concord 1829 - 1830
Abner B. Kelly, Warner 1830 - 1837
Zenas Clement, Concord 1837 - 1843
John Atwood, Concord 1843 - 1846
James Peverly, Jr., Concord 1846 - 1847
John Atwood, Concord 1847 - 1850
Edson Hill, Concord 1850 - 1853
Walter Harriman, Warner 1853 - 1855
William Berry, Barnstead 1855 - 1857
Peter Sanborn, Concord 1857 - 1871
Leander W. Cogswell 1871 - 1872
Solon A. Carter, Concord 1872 - 1874
Josiah G. Dearborn, Weare 1874 - 1875
Solon A. Carter, Concord 1875 - 1913
George E. Farrand, Concord 1913 - 1914
J. Wesley Plummer, Concord 1914 - 1923
George E. Farrand, Concord 1923 - 1925
*Henry E. Chamberlin, Concord 1925 - 1929
Charles T. Patten, Nashua (Commissioner) 1929 - 1931
**Charles T. Patten, Nashua 1931 - 1936
F. Gordon Kimball, Concord (Commissioner) 1936 - 1937
F. Gordon Kimball, Concord 1937 - 1950
Remick Laighton, Portsmouth (Commissioner) 1950 - 1951
Winfield J. Phillips, Concord 1951 - 1952
Alfred S. Cloues, Warner (Commissioner) 1953
*Alfred S. Cloues, Warner 1953 - 1964
Robert W. Flanders, Concord (Commissioner) 1964 - 1965
**Robert W. Flanders, Concord 1965 - 1984
Martha M. Custer, Concord (Commissioner) 1984
**Georgie A. Thomas, Thornton 1984 - 2002
Michael A. Ablowich, Portsmouth (Commissioner) 2002 - 2003
Michael A. Ablowich, Portsmouth 2003 - 2006
**Catherine A. Provencher, Merrimack 2007 - 2014
William F. Dwyer, Gilford (Commissioner) 2014 - 2015
**William F. Dwyer, Gilford 2015 - 2020

* Died in Office **Resigned


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