Vesta M. Roy
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| In office December 30, 1982 – January 6, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Hugh Gallen |
| Succeeded by | John H. Sununu |
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| Born | March 16, 1925 Dearborn, Michigan |
| Died | February 8, 2002 Kenmore, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
Vesta M. Roy (March 26, 1925 – February 8, 2002) was a Republican New Hampshire politician, born in Dearborn, Michigan.
As president of the state Senate, she served as acting governor of New Hampshire from December 30, 1982 until January 6, 1983 as a result of the untimely death of Governor Hugh Gallen shortly before the inauguration of the governor-elect, John H. Sununu. Roy served as a state senator from 1978 until 1986. As acting governor, she was the first Republican woman governor in the history of the United States as well as New Hampshire's first female governor. She was also the first female governor who became her state's executive chief not by being elected but by succession.[citation needed] She served as an advisor to the New Hampshire campaigns of Republican presidential candidates Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.
She died at her home in Kenmore, New York, at the age of 76 and was buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery in East Chelmsford, Massachusetts. She was survived by her husband, Albert; their five children, Gregory, David, James, Nancy, and Donald; seven grandchildren, Jacquelin Roy, Leslie Roy, Natalie Roy, Jessica Lombardi, Alex Roy, Liza Chin, Faith Wood, Daniel Roy, Kenneth Roy, and Matthew Roy; and two great-grandchildren, David Lombardi and Nicholas Lombardi.
[edit] External links
- The Vesta Roy Excellence in Public Service Series
- Find-A-Grave page on Vesta M. Roy
- New York Times obituary
| Preceded by Hugh J. Gallen |
Governor of New Hampshire 1982–1983 |
Succeeded by John H. Sununu |
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