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{{Short description|American politician}}
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|term_start1 = June 2, 1831
|term_start1 = June 2, 1831
|term_end1 = June 5, 1834
|term_end1 = June 5, 1834
|predecessor1 = [[Matthew Harvey]]
|predecessor1 = [[Joseph M. Harper]] (acting)
|successor1 = [[William Badger]]
|successor1 = [[William Badger]]
|order2 = Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]<br>from [[New Hampshire]]'s [[New Hampshire's At-large congressional district|At large]] district
|order2 = Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]<br>from [[New Hampshire]]'s [[New Hampshire's At-large congressional district|At large]] district
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|term_end2 = March 3, 1813
|term_end2 = March 3, 1813
|predecessor2 = [[John Curtis Chamberlain]]
|predecessor2 = [[John Curtis Chamberlain]]
|successor2 = [[Samuel Smith (New Hampshire)|Samuel Smith]]
|successor2 = [[Samuel Smith (New Hampshire politician)|Samuel Smith]]
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1766|07|1}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1766|7|1}}
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|birth_place = [[Windham, New Hampshire|Windham]], [[Province of New Hampshire]], [[British America]]
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|death_place = [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]], [[New Hampshire]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|resting_place = Washington Street Cemetery<br>Keene, New Hampshire
|resting_place = Washington Street Cemetery<br>Keene, New Hampshire
|party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
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'''Samuel Dinsmoor''' (July 1, 1766&nbsp;– March 15, 1835) was an American teacher, lawyer, banker and politician from [[New Hampshire]]. He served as the 14th [[governor of New Hampshire]] and as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]].

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'''Samuel Dinsmoor''' (July 1, 1766&nbsp;– March 15, 1835) was an [[United States|American]] teacher, lawyer, banker and politician from [[New Hampshire]]. He served as the fourteenth [[Governor of New Hampshire|Governor]] of [[New Hampshire]] and as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in 1766 in [[Windham, New Hampshire]], Dinsmoor was the son of William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Dinsmoor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Charles Henry|title=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|year=1893|publisher=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|page=316|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lAE9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA315&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+Windham,+New+Hampshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I5nRUuGULpXJsQTE74DoBw&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20Windham%2C%20New%20Hampshire&f=false}}</ref> He graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1789,<ref>{{cite book|last=Hammond|first=Otis Grant|title=The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume 10|year=1887|publisher=J.N. McClintock|page=283|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsJYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA283&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+dartmouth&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KJzRUtnLE_PNsQT37oHABg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20dartmouth&f=false}}</ref> worked as a teacher, studied law and was [[admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]]. He established a law practice in Keene, New Hampshire, where he was appointed as Postmaster in 1808.<ref>{{cite book|last=McClintock|first=John Norris|title=History of New Hampshire|year=1888|publisher=B. B. Russell|page=664|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8e6FpX4eu1wC&pg=PA564&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+Windham,+New+Hampshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I5nRUuGULpXJsQTE74DoBw&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20Windham%2C%20New%20Hampshire&f=false}}</ref> He helped organize the Keene [[light infantry]] and was the infantry commander.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Charles Henry|title=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|year=1893|publisher=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|page=316|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lAE9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA315&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+Windham,+New+Hampshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I5nRUuGULpXJsQTE74DoBw&ved=0CF0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20Windham%2C%20New%20Hampshire&f=false}}</ref>
Born in 1766 in [[Windham, New Hampshire|Windham]] in the [[Province of New Hampshire]], Dinsmoor was the son of William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Dinsmoor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Charles Henry|title=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|year=1893|publisher=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lAE9AAAAIAAJ/page/n335 316]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lAE9AAAAIAAJ|quote=samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.}}</ref> He graduated from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1789,<ref>{{cite book|last=Hammond|first=Otis Grant|title=The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume 10|year=1887|publisher=J.N. McClintock|page=283|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsJYAAAAMAAJ&q=samuel+dinsmoor+dartmouth&pg=PA283}}</ref> worked as a teacher, studied law and was [[admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]]. He established a law practice in Keene, New Hampshire, where he was appointed as Postmaster in 1808.<ref>{{cite book|last=McClintock|first=John Norris|title=History of New Hampshire|year=1888|publisher=B. B. Russell|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8e6FpX4eu1wC/page/n726 664]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8e6FpX4eu1wC|quote=samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.}}</ref> He helped organize the Keene [[light infantry]] and was the infantry commander.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Charles Henry|title=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|year=1893|publisher=The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lAE9AAAAIAAJ/page/n335 316]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_lAE9AAAAIAAJ|quote=samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]], Dinsmoor represented [[New Hampshire]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the [[12th United States Congress|Twelfth Congress]], serving from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1813.<ref>{{cite book|last=United States. Congress. House|title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: Being the First Session of the First Congress-3rd Session of the 13th Congress, March 4, 1789-Sept. 19, 1814, Volume 8|year=1826|publisher=Gales and Seaton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U-o4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+United+States+House+of+Representatives+1811&source=bl&ots=bkE2aPwZkm&sig=DvqjPQEFYaxX9WiqPRJQzNl-W3w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=x5zRUrCsGrS2sASOuIHoDA&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20United%20States%20House%20of%20Representatives%201811&f=false}}</ref> Dinsmoor was an 1820 presidential elector, and served on New Hampshire [[Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies|Governor's Council]] in 1821.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shinn|first=Josiah Hazen|title=Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas|year=1908|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|page=36|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nNBXte0ZxEwC&pg=PA36&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+Windham,+New+Hampshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I5nRUuGULpXJsQTE74DoBw&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20Windham%2C%20New%20Hampshire&f=false}}</ref> He was a commission member that negotiated and established the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1825.<ref>{{cite book|last=Green|first=Samuel Abbott|title=The Boundary Line Between Massachusetts and New Hampshire: From the Merrimack River to the Connecticut : a Paper Read Before the Old Residents' Historical Association of Lowell, on December 21, 1893, the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Formation of the Society|year=1894|publisher=Lowell Courier Publishing Company|page=27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZY6oTtfCyAC&pg=PA27&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+established+the+boundary+line+between+Massachusetts+and+New+Hampshire+in+1825&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F53RUqaFHo7ksASy5YL4Cw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20established%20the%20boundary%20line%20between%20Massachusetts%20and%20New%20Hampshire%20in%201825&f=false}}</ref> He also served as state court judge in New Hampshire from 1823 to 1831.<ref>{{cite book|last=Benjamin|first=W.R.|title=The Collector, Issues 128-137|year=1899|publisher=W.R. Benjamin|page=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AFM9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+state+court+judge+1823+1831&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t53RUt3uG6jksAT48ILgCw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20state%20court%20judge%201823%201831&f=false}}</ref>
Elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]], Dinsmoor represented [[New Hampshire]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the [[12th United States Congress|Twelfth Congress]], serving from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813.<ref>{{cite book|last=United States. Congress. House|title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: Being the First Session of the First Congress-3rd Session of the 13th Congress, March 4, 1789-Sept. 19, 1814, Volume 8|year=1826|publisher=Gales and Seaton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U-o4AQAAMAAJ&q=samuel+dinsmoor+United+States+House+of+Representatives+1811&pg=PA31}}</ref> Dinsmoor was an 1820 presidential elector, and served on New Hampshire [[Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies|Governor's Council]] in 1821.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shinn|first=Josiah Hazen|title=Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas|year=1908|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/pioneersandmake01shingoog/page/n40 36]|url=https://archive.org/details/pioneersandmake01shingoog|quote=samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.}}</ref> He was a commission member that negotiated and established the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1825.<ref>{{cite book|last=Green|first=Samuel Abbott|title=The Boundary Line Between Massachusetts and New Hampshire: From the Merrimack River to the Connecticut : a Paper Read Before the Old Residents' Historical Association of Lowell, on December 21, 1893, the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Formation of the Society|year=1894|publisher=Lowell Courier Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/boundarylinebet00greegoog/page/n28 27]|url=https://archive.org/details/boundarylinebet00greegoog|quote=samuel dinsmoor established the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1825.}}</ref> He also served as state court judge in New Hampshire from 1823 to 1831.<ref>{{cite book|last=Benjamin|first=W.R.|title=The Collector, Issues 128–137|year=1899|publisher=W.R. Benjamin|page=83|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AFM9AAAAYAAJ&q=samuel+dinsmoor+state+court+judge+1823+1831&pg=PA83}}</ref>


Securing the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Dinsmoor was elected [[Governor of New Hampshire|Governor]] by a popular vote in 1831.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel Dinsmoor|url=http://www.hsccnh.org/educationtl/tl4.cfm|publisher=Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> He was reelected to a second term in 1832,<ref>{{cite book|last=New Hampshire. General Court. Senate|title=Journal of the Senate of New Hampshire|year=1832|publisher=New Hampshire. General Court. Senate|page=13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qUFNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=Journal+of+the+Senate+of+New+Hampshire+samuel+dinsmoor&source=bl&ots=XjFeuRkCy1&sig=6JPvRCdj4teuX0ITZh7WlfDvG6g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M6LRUpT5EebgsATsyILwCw&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Journal%20of%20the%20Senate%20of%20New%20Hampshire%20samuel%20dinsmoor&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=Leonard Allison|title=Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America ; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719|year=1843|publisher=Lowell, Mass. : Morning Mail Print|url=https://archive.org/stream/historicalearlie00morr/historicalearlie00morr_djvu.txt}}</ref> and to a third term in 1833, serving from 1831-1834.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chapman|first=George Thomas|title=Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution|year=1867|publisher=Riverside Press|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sju7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+dartmouth&source=bl&ots=-uKGhHHEzm&sig=FVr9K_0LOKFUjRe_K_NcuxP6WTU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=upvRUvbwJ-issQSNyoGgDA&ved=0CH0Q6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20dartmouth&f=false}}</ref> During his tenure, new manufacturing businesses were incorporated, railroads and banks flourished, and the first free public library in the United States was established in [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Pearlmutter|first=Jane and Nelson, Paul|title=Small Public Library Management|year=2012|publisher=American Library Association|page=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtLIkKPafx4C&pg=PA2&dq=first+public++library+peterborough,+New+Hampshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g6DRUr6sEJLlsAT01IKADA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=first%20public%20%20library%20peterborough%2C%20New%20Hampshire&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Dottie|title=New Hampshire|year=2002|publisher=Lerner Publications|page=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOsvc0SYYi8C&pg=PA61&dq=first+public++library+peterborough,+New+Hampshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g6DRUr6sEJLlsAT01IKADA&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=first%20public%20%20library%20peterborough%2C%20New%20Hampshire&f=false}}</ref>
Securing the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Dinsmoor was elected [[Governor of New Hampshire|Governor]] by a popular vote in 1831.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel Dinsmoor|url=http://www.hsccnh.org/educationtl/tl4.cfm|publisher=Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire|access-date=January 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110182805/http://www.hsccnh.org/educationtl/tl4.cfm|archive-date=January 10, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was reelected to a second term in 1832,<ref>{{cite book|last=New Hampshire. General Court. Senate|title=Journal of the Senate of New Hampshire|year=1832|publisher=New Hampshire. General Court. Senate|page=13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qUFNAAAAYAAJ&q=Journal+of+the+Senate+of+New+Hampshire+samuel+dinsmoor&pg=PA13}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=Leonard Allison|title=Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719|year=1843|publisher=Lowell, Mass. : Morning Mail Print|url=https://archive.org/stream/historicalearlie00morr/historicalearlie00morr_djvu.txt}}</ref> and to a third term in 1833, serving from 1831 to 1834.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chapman|first=George Thomas|title=Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution|year=1867|publisher=Riverside Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sju7AAAAIAAJ/page/n52 50]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sju7AAAAIAAJ|quote=samuel dinsmoor dartmouth.}}</ref> During his tenure, new manufacturing businesses were incorporated, railroads and banks flourished, and the first free public library in the United States was established in [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Pearlmutter|first=Jane and Nelson, Paul|title=Small Public Library Management|year=2012|publisher=American Library Association|page=2|isbn=9780838910856|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtLIkKPafx4C&q=first+public++library+peterborough%2C+New+Hampshire&pg=PA2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Dottie|title=New Hampshire|year=2002|publisher=Lerner Publications|page=61|isbn=9780822540861|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOsvc0SYYi8C&q=first+public++library+peterborough%2C+New+Hampshire&pg=PA61}}</ref>


During his governorship, he also made the first official recommendation to establish a state asylum for the insane to remove the insane from prisons, dungeons, and cages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keenepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/bioAH.pdf|title= Biographical Sketches|publisher=Keene Public Library |accessdate= January 11, 2014}}</ref> In 1838, a bill for the establishment of an asylum was finally passed by the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel Dinsmoor|url=http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Concord_State_Hospital|publisher=New Hampshire State Hospital|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref> He retired from political life and entered the private sector, serving as the first president of the Ashuelot Bank in Keene. He served in that position until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keenepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/bioAH.pdf|title= Biographical Sketches|publisher=Keene Public Library |accessdate= January 11, 2014}}</ref>
During his governorship, he also made the first official recommendation to establish a state asylum for the insane to remove the insane from prisons, dungeons, and cages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keenepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/bioAH.pdf|title= Biographical Sketches|publisher=Keene Public Library |access-date= January 11, 2014}}</ref> In 1838, a bill for the establishment of an asylum was finally passed by the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel Dinsmoor|url=http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Concord_State_Hospital|publisher=New Hampshire State Hospital|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> He retired from political life and entered the private sector, serving as the first president of the Ashuelot Bank in Keene. He served in that position until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keenepubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/bioAH.pdf|title= Biographical Sketches|publisher=Keene Public Library |access-date= January 11, 2014}}</ref>
==Death==
==Death==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Dinsmoor was the grandson of Robert and Margaret (Orr) Dinsmoor who settled in Nutfield in 1723. In 1798, he married Mary Boyd Reid, daughter of [[George Reid (soldier)|General George Reid]] and Molly (Woodburn) Reid.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/stream/historicalearlie00morr/historicalearlie00morr_djvu.txt|title= Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America ; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719|publisher=Internet Archive |accessdate= January 11, 2014}}</ref>
Dinsmoor was the grandson of Robert and Margaret (Orr) Dinsmoor who settled in Nutfield in 1723. In 1798, he married Mary Boyd Reid, daughter of [[George Reid (soldier)|General George Reid]] and Molly (Woodburn) Reid.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/stream/historicalearlie00morr/historicalearlie00morr_djvu.txt|title= Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719|year= 1891|publisher=Internet Archive |access-date= January 11, 2014}}</ref>


His son was [[Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.]], the [[Governor of New Hampshire|22nd Governor of New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ellery|first=Harrison and Bowditch, Charles Pickering|title=The Pickering genealogy: being an account of the first three generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Mass., and of the descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the third generation, Volume 2|year=1897|publisher=University Press, J. Wilson and Son|page=691|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZZQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA691&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+son+was+Samuel+Dinsmoor,+Jr.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=W5jRUourD83jsATNwoKIDA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20son%20was%20Samuel%20Dinsmoor%2C%20Jr.&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=McClintock|first=John Norris|title=History of New Hampshire|year=1888|publisher=B. B. Russell|page=607|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8e6FpX4eu1wC&pg=PA607&dq=samuel+dinsmoor+son+was+Samuel+Dinsmoor,+Jr.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=W5jRUourD83jsATNwoKIDA&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20dinsmoor%20son%20was%20Samuel%20Dinsmoor%2C%20Jr.&f=false}}</ref>
His son was [[Samuel Dinsmoor Jr.]], the [[Governor of New Hampshire|22nd Governor of New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ellery|first=Harrison and Bowditch, Charles Pickering|title=The Pickering genealogy: being an account of the first three generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Mass., and of the descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the third generation, Volume 2|year=1897|publisher=University Press, J. Wilson and Son|page=691|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZZQAAAAYAAJ&q=samuel+dinsmoor+son+was+Samuel+Dinsmoor%2C+Jr.&pg=PA691}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=McClintock|first=John Norris|title=History of New Hampshire|year=1888|publisher=B. B. Russell|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8e6FpX4eu1wC/page/n623 607]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8e6FpX4eu1wC|quote=samuel dinsmoor son was Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.}}</ref>


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For others with similar names, see Samuel Dinsmoor (disambiguation).

Samuel Dinsmoor
14th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
June 2, 1831 – June 5, 1834
Preceded byJoseph M. Harper (acting)
Succeeded byWilliam Badger
Member of the United States House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's At large district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byJohn Curtis Chamberlain
Succeeded bySamuel Smith
Personal details
Born(1766-07-01)July 1, 1766
Windham, Province of New Hampshire, British America
DiedMarch 15, 1835(1835-03-15) (aged 68)
Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting placeWashington Street Cemetery
Keene, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseMary Boyd Reid Dinsmoor
RelationsGeneral George Reid
ChildrenMary Eliza Dinsmoor Means
Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.
William Dinsmoor
Alma materDartmouth College
ProfessionTeacher
Lawyer
Politician
Banker

Samuel Dinsmoor (July 1, 1766 – March 15, 1835) was an American teacher, lawyer, banker and politician from New Hampshire. He served as the 14th governor of New Hampshire and as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Early life[edit]

Born in 1766 in Windham in the Province of New Hampshire, Dinsmoor was the son of William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Dinsmoor.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1789,[2] worked as a teacher, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He established a law practice in Keene, New Hampshire, where he was appointed as Postmaster in 1808.[3] He helped organize the Keene light infantry and was the infantry commander.[4]

Political career[edit]

Elected as a Democratic-Republican, Dinsmoor represented New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives during the Twelfth Congress, serving from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813.[5] Dinsmoor was an 1820 presidential elector, and served on New Hampshire Governor's Council in 1821.[6] He was a commission member that negotiated and established the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1825.[7] He also served as state court judge in New Hampshire from 1823 to 1831.[8]

Securing the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Dinsmoor was elected Governor by a popular vote in 1831.[9] He was reelected to a second term in 1832,[10][11] and to a third term in 1833, serving from 1831 to 1834.[12] During his tenure, new manufacturing businesses were incorporated, railroads and banks flourished, and the first free public library in the United States was established in Peterborough.[13][14]

During his governorship, he also made the first official recommendation to establish a state asylum for the insane to remove the insane from prisons, dungeons, and cages.[15] In 1838, a bill for the establishment of an asylum was finally passed by the state.[16] He retired from political life and entered the private sector, serving as the first president of the Ashuelot Bank in Keene. He served in that position until his death.[17]

Death[edit]

Dinsmoor died in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on March 15, 1835 (age 68 years, 257 days). He is interred at Washington Street Cemetery in Keene, New Hampshire.

Personal life[edit]

Dinsmoor was the grandson of Robert and Margaret (Orr) Dinsmoor who settled in Nutfield in 1723. In 1798, he married Mary Boyd Reid, daughter of General George Reid and Molly (Woodburn) Reid.[18]

His son was Samuel Dinsmoor Jr., the 22nd Governor of New Hampshire.[19][20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bell, Charles Henry (1893). The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living. The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living. p. 316. samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.
  2. ^ Hammond, Otis Grant (1887). The Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress, Volume 10. J.N. McClintock. p. 283.
  3. ^ McClintock, John Norris (1888). History of New Hampshire. B. B. Russell. p. 664. samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.
  4. ^ Bell, Charles Henry (1893). The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living. The bench and bar of New Hampshire: including biographical notices of deceased judges of the highest court, and lawyers of the province and state, and a list of names of those now living. p. 316. samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.
  5. ^ United States. Congress. House (1826). Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States: Being the First Session of the First Congress-3rd Session of the 13th Congress, March 4, 1789-Sept. 19, 1814, Volume 8. Gales and Seaton.
  6. ^ Shinn, Josiah Hazen (1908). Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 36. samuel dinsmoor Windham, New Hampshire.
  7. ^ Green, Samuel Abbott (1894). The Boundary Line Between Massachusetts and New Hampshire: From the Merrimack River to the Connecticut : a Paper Read Before the Old Residents' Historical Association of Lowell, on December 21, 1893, the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Formation of the Society. Lowell Courier Publishing Company. p. 27. samuel dinsmoor established the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1825.
  8. ^ Benjamin, W.R. (1899). The Collector, Issues 128–137. W.R. Benjamin. p. 83.
  9. ^ "Samuel Dinsmoor". Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  10. ^ New Hampshire. General Court. Senate (1832). Journal of the Senate of New Hampshire. New Hampshire. General Court. Senate. p. 13.
  11. ^ Morrison, Leonard Allison (1843). Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719. Lowell, Mass. : Morning Mail Print.
  12. ^ Chapman, George Thomas (1867). Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College: From the First Graduation in 1771 to the Present Time, with a Brief History of the Institution. Riverside Press. p. 50. samuel dinsmoor dartmouth.
  13. ^ Pearlmutter, Jane and Nelson, Paul (2012). Small Public Library Management. American Library Association. p. 2. ISBN 9780838910856.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Brown, Dottie (2002). New Hampshire. Lerner Publications. p. 61. ISBN 9780822540861.
  15. ^ "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). Keene Public Library. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  16. ^ "Samuel Dinsmoor". New Hampshire State Hospital. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  17. ^ "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). Keene Public Library. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  18. ^ "Historical : the earliest history and genealogy, covering nearly three hundred years, from about 1600 to 1891, of the Dinsmoor-Dinsmore family of Scotland, Ireland, and America; with that of many of their descendants, and additional facts relating to the sixteen first settlers and their families of Londonderry, New Hampshire, who emigrated to America in 1719". Internet Archive. 1891. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  19. ^ Ellery, Harrison and Bowditch, Charles Pickering (1897). The Pickering genealogy: being an account of the first three generations of the Pickering family of Salem, Mass., and of the descendants of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pickering, of the third generation, Volume 2. University Press, J. Wilson and Son. p. 691.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ McClintock, John Norris (1888). History of New Hampshire. B. B. Russell. p. 607. samuel dinsmoor son was Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.

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