About Jacob Harold Gallinger
Lived 1837 – 1918 (aged 81). Jacob Harold Gallinger was an American politician.
Jacob Harold Gallinger (March 28, 1837 – August 17, 1918) was an American politician who was United States senator from New Hampshire from 1891 to 1918 and president pro tempore of the Senate from 1912 to 1913.
Early life and career Jacob Harold Gallinger was born in Cornwall, Ontario, British Canada on March 28, 1837. His father's family were German and his mother's was German American.
He was home-schooled from an early age. He was named a member of the National Forest Reservation Commission, established by the Weeks Act, which Gallinger sponsored in the Senate.
Personal life and death Gallinger received the honorary degree of A.M. from Dartmouth College in 1885 and served as trustee of George Washington University for several years. He was interred at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord.
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American politician (1837–1918)
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Jacob Harold Gallinger was born on 28 March 1837 in Cornwall.
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Jacob Harold Gallinger died on 17 August 1918 in Franklin.
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