# William Badger
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{{Short description|American politician (1779–1852)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = William Badger
| image = William Badger NH.jpg
| order1 = 15th
| office1 = Governor of New Hampshire
| term_start1 = June 5, 1834
| term_end1 = June 2, 1836
| predecessor1 = [Samuel Dinsmoor](/source/Samuel_Dinsmoor)
| successor1 = [Isaac Hill](/source/Isaac_Hill)
| office2 = President of the
[New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate)
| term_start2 = 1816
| term_end2 = 1817
| predecessor2 = [Moses P. Payson](/source/Moses_P._Payson)
| successor2 = [Jonathan Harvey](/source/Jonathan_Harvey_(congressman))
| office3 = Member of the [New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate)
| term3 = 1814–1817
| office4 = Member of the [New Hampshire House of Representatives](/source/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives)
| term4 = 1810–1812
| birth_date = {{birth date|1779|1|13}}
| birth_place = [Gilmanton, New Hampshire](/source/Gilmanton%2C_New_Hampshire)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1852|9|21|1779|1|13}}
| death_place = [Gilmanton, New Hampshire](/source/Gilmanton%2C_New_Hampshire)
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'''William Badger''' (January 13, 1779 – September 21, 1852) was an American manufacturer and mill owner from [Gilmanton, New Hampshire](/source/Gilmanton%2C_New_Hampshire). He served in both houses of the [New Hampshire state legislature](/source/New_Hampshire_General_Court) and was the 15th [governor of New Hampshire](/source/governor_of_New_Hampshire) from 1834 to 1836.
==Biography==
Badger was born in [Gilmanton, New Hampshire](/source/Gilmanton%2C_New_Hampshire).[{{cite web|title=A Guide to Likenesses of New Hampshire Officials and Governors on Public Display at the Legislative Office Building and the State House Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998|url=http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/publications/glikeness/badgwill.html|publisher=New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources|access-date=April 10, 2016}}] Educated at common school and at [Gilmanton Academy](/source/Gilmanton_Academy), Badger worked after his school years to build a cotton cloth factory, a saw mill and a grist mill for his town. In 1804 Badger was made a trustee of Gilmanton Academy; he ultimately became president of the board for the school.
Badger served as an aide to [John Langdon](/source/John_Langdon_(politician)) (Governor four different times, including 1805 to 1809). In 1810, Badger was elected to the first of three consecutive terms as a member of the [New Hampshire House of Representatives](/source/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives) (1810–1812); then he served three terms in the [New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate) (1814–1817) where he served as President of the Senate in 1816–1817. Badger served as Associate Justice, Court of Common Pleas (1816–1820), and as High Sheriff of [Strafford County, New Hampshire](/source/Strafford_County%2C_New_Hampshire) (1820–1830). He was a [Presidential Elector](/source/United_States_Electoral_College) in the national elections of 1824, 1836 and 1844.
In 1834, Badger won the gubernatorial election, and he won the next term as well. As Governor, Badger called for eliminating [capital punishment](/source/capital_punishment), a new idea for New Hampshire. He also had to deal with the breakaway [Indian Stream Republic](/source/Republic_of_Indian_Stream). Badger encouraged the legislature to support President [Andrew Jackson](/source/Andrew_Jackson)'s successful efforts to do away with the [Second Bank of the United States](/source/Second_Bank_of_the_United_States) (helping to bring on the [Panic of 1837](/source/Panic_of_1837)). Badger tried to inject new life into the state militia by statute; he also was interested in bringing [smallpox](/source/smallpox) prevention directly to the state's small farming towns.
==See also==
*[New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 235](/source/List_of_New_Hampshire_historical_markers_(226%E2%80%93250)): Belmont Mill / Saving the Belmont Mill
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cite BDA1906 |wstitle= Badger, William |volume= 1 |pages=180-181 |short=}}
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[New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate) | before= [Moses P. Payson](/source/Moses_P._Payson) | after=[Jonathan Harvey](/source/Jonathan_Harvey_(congressman)) | years=1816–1817}}
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