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1713Jun, 16

Meshech Weare

Meshech Weare, American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
Meshech Weare (June 16, 1713 – January 14, 1786) was an American farmer, lawyer, and revolutionary statesman from Seabrook and Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. He served as the first president of New Hampshire. Before 1784 the position of governor was referred to as “president of New Hampshire.”

He is also called “The father of New Hampshire.” The “first president of New Hampshire” was John Cutt.

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  • 1Mar

    Tuscarora War

    The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
  • 11Apr

    Queen Anne's War

    War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
  • 19Apr

    Pragmatic Sanction of 1713

    With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).