Hugh Gregg

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{{Short description|American politician (1917–2003)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Hugh Gregg
|image = Hugh Gregg.jpg
|order = 68th
|office = Governor of New Hampshire
|term_start = January 1, 1953
|term_end = January 6, 1955
|lieutenant =
|predecessor = [[Sherman Adams]]
|successor = [[Lane Dwinell]]
|birth_date = {{birth-date|November 22, 1917|November 22, 1917}}
|birth_place =[[Nashua, New Hampshire]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death-date|September 24, 2003|September 24, 2003 }} (aged 85)
|death_place = [[Lebanon, New Hampshire]], U.S.
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse = [[Catherine Gregg|Catherine Mitchell Warner]]
|profession =
|residence = Nashua, New Hampshire
}}
'''Hugh Gregg''' (November 22, 1917{{spaced ndash}}September 24, 2003) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 68th [[governor of New Hampshire]] from 1953 to 1955, and was the youngest person ever elected to that office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/28GREG.html|title=Ex-Gov. Hugh Gregg, 85, New Hampshire Republican, Dies|last=Pace|first=Eric|date=September 28, 2003|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 19, 2023|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He is the father of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] and Governor [[Judd Gregg]] of New Hampshire.

==Life and career==
A native of [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], Gregg was the son of Margaret Prentiss (Richardson) and Harry Alan Gregg. He attended [[Phillips Exeter Academy]]. He graduated from [[Yale University]] in 1939 and [[Harvard Law School]] in 1942, after which he returned to Nashua and started a law practice. During [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]], he served as in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Counterintelligence Corps]].<ref name="AP">{{cite web|archiveurl=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/|archivedate=December 17, 2003|title=Hugh Gregg, 85; governor promoted N.H. role in primaries|publisher=Associated Press|last=Bernotas|first=Adolphe V.|date=September 25, 2003|accessdate=February 19, 2023|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/09/25/hugh_gregg_85_governor_promoted_nh_role_in_primaries/|url-status=dead|via=The Boston Globe}}</reF>

A [[United States Republican Party|Republican]], he was elected in 1947 as a city [[alderman]], and was subsequently elected [[mayor]] in 1950, a term cut short because of military duty. He served again in Army Counterintelligence (1950–1952) during the [[Korean War]].

In [[1952 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1952]], he was elected governor of New Hampshire, defeating [[New Hampshire Democratic Party|Democratic]] 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. [https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-gregg/] Gregg Did not seek re-election in [[1954 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1954]], and was succeeded by fellow [[New Hampshire Republican State Committee|Republican]] [[Lane Dwinell]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/obituaries/exgov-hugh-gregg-85-new-hampshire-republican-dies.html] Gregg ran for governor again in [[1958 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1958]], but lost the Republican primary to [[Wesley Powell]] by 396 votes. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ] He ran again in [[1960 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1960]], again losing to Powell This Time by 1,011 votes. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ] He made one last campaign for governor in [[1966 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|1966]], he won the Republican primary by 13,155 votes. in the general election he lost to incumbent Democratic governor [[John W. King|John King]] by 18,623 votes. [https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ] [https://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA287#v=onepage&q&f=false]

Gregg was also a local [[business]]man 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 [[Cotton mill|textile mills]] in the 1950s, by recruiting new industry, including defense electronics firms and, later, [[Digital Equipment Corp.]]

In later years, Gregg was best known for his defense of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation [[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]]. [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. [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]]

==References==
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[[Category:Republican Party governors of New Hampshire]]
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[[Category:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
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