Onslow Stearns [SEP] position held
Onslow Stearns
Onslow Stearns (August 30, 1810 – December 29, 1878) was an American businessman and politician who served as Governor of New Hampshire.
Biography.
Stearns was born in Billerica, Massachusetts on August 30, 1810. He attended the local schools of his hometown, and moved to Boston, where he clerked in several stores in preparation for a business career.
After moving to Concord, Stearns established himself in business. Starting as a construction contractor in partnership with his brother, Stearns eventually became
of General John R. Brooke. His daughter Grace was the mother of General Onslow S. Rolfe.
External links.
- Stearns at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
- Onslow Stearns at "National Governors Association"
- "Memorial of Onslow Stearns, Concord, N. H." 1879.