Spaulding, Huntley N. (1869-1955)

Name:

Spaulding, Huntley N. (1869-1955)

Title:

Governor, State of New Hampshire, 1927-1929
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1900, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944
Chairman, NH Food Production Committee, during WWI
NH Federal Food Administrator, 1917
Chairman, NH State Board of Education, 1921, 1926
President, New Hampshire Historical Society, 1937-54
Trustee, Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
Trustee, Tufts College
Trustee, Tilton School
Trustee, Golden Rule Farm Homes Association of Tilton
Trustee, Daniel Webster Home for Children of Franklin

Other Names:

Spaulding, Huntley Nowell

Born:

10/30/1869

Birthplace:

Townsend, MA

Died:

11/14/1955

Death Location:

Rochester, NH

Residence:

Townsend, MA 1880, 1900 (boarder) census
Rochester, NH 1900 census (boarder)
Rye Beach, NH summer home on Little Boar's Head

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Manufacturer, Spaulding Fibre Company, Inc. -- family business based in Townsend, MA, and later in Rochester, NH, but with offices also in New York and England. Huntley served in many capacities, including treasurer and chairman.

Father:

Spaulding, Jonas C. (1832-1900)

Mother:

Cummings, Emmeline (1837-)

Relations:

Siblings:
Spaulding, Leon Cummings (1868-)
Spaulding, Rolland Harty (1873-1942; m. Vera Going; res. Rochester, NH; NH Gov.)
Spaulding, Marian D. (1876-)
Parents: Emmeline C. Cummings (b. Mason, NH, 1837) and Jonas C. Spaulding of Townsend Harbor, MA; ran a fibreboard (aka leatherboard) mill.
Grandparents: Lucy Sanderson (1797-1872; b. Lunenberg, MA) and Nathaniel Fletcher Cummings (1801-1874; b. Mason, NH; d. Townsend MA); Susan Haven Trask (1804-; b. Millbury, MA) and Jason Carpenter Spaulding (b. Dennysville, ME; d. Sharon VT)
Great-grandparents: Mehitable Spoffard (1771-; b. Bradford, MA) and Jonathan Shanderson (1766-1841); Martha Fletcher (1781-1815) and Nathaniel Cummings (1778-1854); Azubah Leland (1778-1846) and Peter Trask (1773-1834).

Spouse:

Harriet Mason (1876-1954), August 11, 1900

Notes:

New Hampshire Magazine (copy in accession file, 1956.7), p.12: Huntley Spaulding was known as the "Grand Old Man of the G. O. P. in New Hampshire".
On-line biography, from A Guide to Likenesses of N.H. Officials and Governors: "Upon leaving office (of N.H. Governor) Spaulding returned to his fiberboard business. He was widely known for his philanthropy in the fields of health, welfare, youth services and education, and he served as president of the boards of trustees of Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA), the Tilton School (NH), and Tufts College (Medford, MA). He set up the Spaulding-Potter Charitable Trust to give aid in his areas of interest, and in 1944 the University of New Hampshire awarded Spaulding the Charles Holmes Pettee Memorial medal for distinguished service to his state and nation."

Richard Whoriskey and James W. Tucker, "Food Administration in the Granite State during the World War," The Granite Monthly, 51(April 1919)4, 141-152.