Richard Waldron (Secretary)

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Richard Waldron
Portrait by John Greenwood, 1751
Born	(1694-02-21)February 21, 1694 Dover, New Hampshire
Died	August 23, 1753(1753-08-23) (aged 59) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Occupation(s)	Secretary of colonial New Hampshire and merchant, magistrate, councilor, mill owner, Major of the New Hampshire militia and speaker of the colonial New Hampshire assembly
Spouse	Elizabeth Westbrook
Children	Richard Waldron IV, Thomas Westbrook Waldron, William, Elizabeth, George, Elizabeth, Elinor, William [1]
Parent(s)	Richard Waldron (colonel) and Elinor Vaughan
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Richard Waldron (February 21, 1694 – August 23, 1753) was an American politician, merchant and military officer who was major opponent of the Wentworth oligarchy in the Province of New Hampshire.^[2] 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.