Onslow Stearns
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Onslow Stearns was an American
railroad builder and executive, and a politician from Concord, New Hampshire
. Born in 1810 in Billerica, Massachusetts
, he served New Hampshire
in the state Senate and as a Republican
governor for two terms. He died in 1878 in Concord, New Hampshire.
United States
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railroad builder and executive, and a politician from Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
. Born in 1810 in Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :...
, he served New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in the state Senate and as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
governor for two terms. He died in 1878 in Concord, New Hampshire.