Richard Waldron (Secretary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Waldron (Secretary)

Colonial New Hampshire businessman and politician

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1694

Place of Birth: Dover, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1753

Profession: politician, merchant, magistrate

Nationality: United States

Zodiac 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.