Meshech Weare was an American farmer, lawyer, and statesman from Seabrook and Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
13 Facts About Meshech Weare
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Meshech Weare served as the first president of New Hampshire.
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Meshech Weare originally planned to work in the Congregational ministry, but those plans were changed after his marriage to Elizabeth Shaw in 1738.
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Meshech Weare planned on improving the land he and his wife bought after their marriage, but this plan was cut short by his wife's death.
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The house in which Meshech Weare lived was built in 1737 by Samuel Shaw, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Meshech Weare was the speaker of the House of Representatives three times, and its clerk for eight years.
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Meshech Weare was a leader in the drafting of this document, which served as the basic instrument of government for the ensuing eight years or until the adoption of a second and more permanent constitution in 1784.
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Meshech Weare served as presiding officer of the Council, then part of the upper house of the legislature.
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Meshech Weare managed to hold that position throughout the American Revolution.
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Meshech Weare was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1782.
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The Committee of Safety, over which Meshech Weare presided, was a most interesting governmental institution.
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The New Hampshire town of Meshech Weare was renamed in 1764 to honor his service as the town's first clerk.
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Meshech Weare's grave is located in a small cemetery an eighth of a mile down the road.