# Hugh Gregg

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**Hugh Gregg** (November 22, 1917 – September 24, 2003) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 68th [governor of New Hampshire](/source/Governor_of_New_Hampshire) from 1953 to 1955, and was the youngest person ever elected to that office.[1] He is the father of former [U.S. Senator](/source/United_States_Senate) and Governor [Judd Gregg](/source/Judd_Gregg) of New Hampshire.

## Life and career

A native of [Nashua, New Hampshire](/source/Nashua,_New_Hampshire), Gregg was the son of Margaret Prentiss (Richardson) and Harry Alan Gregg. He attended [Phillips Exeter Academy](/source/Phillips_Exeter_Academy). He graduated from [Yale University](/source/Yale_University) in 1939 and [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) in 1942, after which he returned to Nashua and started a law practice. During [World War II](/source/World_War_II) and the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War), he served as in the [U.S. Army](/source/United_States_Army) [Counterintelligence Corps](/source/Counterintelligence_Corps).[2]

A [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party), he was elected in 1947 as a city [alderman](/source/Alderman), and was subsequently elected [mayor](/source/Mayor) in 1950, a term cut short because of military duty. He served again in Army Counterintelligence (1950–1952) during the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War).

In [1952](/source/1952_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election), he was elected governor of New Hampshire, defeating [Democratic](/source/New_Hampshire_Democratic_Party) nominee William Craig by 69,867 votes. During Gregg’s Term, he Helped to create the New Hampshire “whooper week” to promote the state’s industrial and agricultural resources, along with its tourism programs. [\[1\]](https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-gregg/) Gregg Did not seek re-election in [1954](/source/1954_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election), and was succeeded by fellow [Republican](/source/New_Hampshire_Republican_State_Committee) [Lane Dwinell](/source/Lane_Dwinell). [\[2\]](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/exgov-hugh-gregg-85-new-hampshire-republican-dies.html) Gregg ran for governor again in [1958](/source/1958_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election), but lost the Republican primary to [Wesley Powell](/source/Wesley_Powell) by 396 votes. [\[3\]](https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ) He ran again in [1960](/source/1960_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election), again losing to Powell by 1,011 votes. [\[4\]](https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ) He made one last campaign for governor in [1966](/source/1966_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election), he won the Republican primary by 13,155 votes. in the general election he lost to incumbent Democratic governor [John King](/source/John_W._King) by 18,623 votes. [\[5\]](https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ) [\[6\]](https://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA287#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Gregg was also a local [businessman](/source/Business) involved with the family mill-working business. He was instrumental in setting up the Nashua Foundation, which helped the city recover from the loss of [textile mills](/source/Cotton_mill) in the 1950s, by recruiting new industry, including defense electronics firms and, later, [Digital Equipment Corp.](/source/Digital_Equipment_Corp.)

In later years, Gregg was best known for his defense of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation [presidential primary](/source/Presidential_primary), as well as his contention that the Republican Party started in this state. in 1976 Gregg was Ronald Reagan's campaign manager in New Hampshire During the [1976 Republican Party presidential primaries](/source/1976_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries). [\[7\]](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/exgov-hugh-gregg-85-new-hampshire-republican-dies.html)

Gregg was known for a sense of humor, reflected in a small hardback book he published, titled *All I learned about politics, by Hugh Gregg*. All of its pages are blank.

On September 24, 2003 Gregg Passed away in Lebanon New Hampshire. [\[8\]](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/exgov-hugh-gregg-85-new-hampshire-republican-dies.html)

## See also

- [List of mayors of Nashua, New Hampshire](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Nashua,_New_Hampshire)

## References

1. Pace, Eric (September 28, 2003). ["Ex-Gov. Hugh Gregg, 85, New Hampshire Republican, Dies"](https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/28GREG.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved February 19, 2023.

1. Bernotas, Adolphe V. (September 25, 2003). ["Hugh Gregg, 85; governor promoted N.H. role in primaries"](https://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/09/25/hugh_gregg_85_governor_promoted_nh_role_in_primaries/). Associated Press. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20031217015230/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/09/25/hugh_gregg_85_governor_promoted_nh_role_in_primaries/) December 17, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 19, 2023. – via The Boston Globe.

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