13 Facts About Samuel Dinsmoor

Samuel Dinsmoor was an American teacher, lawyer, banker and politician from New Hampshire.

Samuel Dinsmoor served as the 14th governor of New Hampshire and as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Samuel Dinsmoor graduated from Dartmouth College in 1789, worked as a teacher, studied law and was admitted to the bar.

Samuel Dinsmoor established a law practice in Keene, New Hampshire, where he was appointed as Postmaster in 1808.

Samuel Dinsmoor helped organize the Keene light infantry and was the infantry commander.

Samuel Dinsmoor was an 1820 presidential elector, and served on New Hampshire Governor's Council in 1821.

Samuel Dinsmoor was a commission member that negotiated and established the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1825.

Samuel Dinsmoor served as state court judge in New Hampshire from 1823 to 1831.

Samuel Dinsmoor was reelected to a second term in 1832, and to a third term in 1833, serving from 1831 to 1834.

Samuel Dinsmoor retired from political life and entered the private sector, serving as the first president of the Ashuelot Bank in Keene.

Samuel Dinsmoor died in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, on March 15,1835.

Samuel Dinsmoor is interred at Washington Street Cemetery in Keene, New Hampshire.

Samuel Dinsmoor was the grandson of Robert and Margaret Samuel Dinsmoor who settled in Nutfield in 1723.