List of governors of New Hampshire
This is a list of governors of New Hampshire, in the United States. The governor of New Hampshire has a term of two years; the officeholder can seek reelection. The original title was President of New Hampshire. It was changed to "governor" during the term of Josiah Bartlett, though the office itself remained the same. The longest-serving governor in state history is Federalist John Taylor Gilman, who served as governor for 14 years (albeit nonconsecutive), from 1794 to 1805 and from 1813 to 1816. List of governors and presidents. The last of the  colonial governors of New Hampshire fled in 1775. Other high offices held. This is a table of congressional and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented New Hampshire. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. Living former governors and acting governors of New Hampshire. , there are eight former governors and two former acting governors of New Hampshire who are currently living, the oldest governor being John H. Sununu (served 1983–1989, born 1939). The most recent governor of New Hampshire to die was Steve Merrill (served 1993–1997, born 1946), on September 5, 2020. List