Richard Waldron
Colonial New Hampshire businessman and politician
Died when: 59 years 183 days (714 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Richard Waldron (1694–1753) was a major opponent of the Wentworth oligarchy in colonial New Hampshire.He supported a continued political subordination of New Hampshire to Massachusetts and opposed moves to separation from this traditional senior partner.
Through his friendship with Massachusetts governor and kinsman Jonathan Belcher and his positions of Secretary, Councillor, and New Hampshire assembly speaker, for a time he was "the central authority" in colonial New Hampshire politics.
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