William Plumer

For other persons named William Plumer, see William Plumer (disambiguation).

11th & 13th Governor of New Hampshire
William Plumer

United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office June 17, 1802 – March 3, 1807
Preceded by	James Sheafe
Succeeded by	Nahum Parker
In office June 5, 1812 – June 3, 1813 June 6, 1816 – June 3, 1819
Preceded by	John T. Gilman
Succeeded by	Samuel Bell

Born	June 25, 1759 Newburyport, Massachusetts
Died	December 22, 1850 Epping, New Hampshire
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Other political affiliations	Federalist

William Plumer (June 25, 1759 – December 22, 1850) was an American lawyer and lay preacher from Epping, New Hampshire. Born in 1759 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, he represented New Hampshire as a Federalist in the United States Senate from June 17, 1802 to March 3, 1807. Plumer would serve as Governor of New Hampshire, 1812–1813 and 1816–1819. In the 1820 presidential election, he cast the only dissenting vote in the Electoral College against incumbent President James Monroe, voting instead for John Quincy Adams.

Plumer was a founder and the first president of the New Hampshire Historical Society. He died in 1850, aged 91, at Epping, New Hampshire.

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Preceded by James Sheafe	United States Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1802–1807 Served alongside: Simeon Olcott, Nicholas Gilman	Succeeded by Nahum Parker
Preceded by John Langdon	Governor of New Hampshire 1812–1813	Succeeded by John Taylor Gilman
Preceded by John Taylor Gilman	Governor of New Hampshire 1816–1819	Succeeded by Samuel Bell
Preceded by Asher Robbins	Oldest living U.S. Senator February 25, 1845-December 22, 1850	Succeeded by David Daggett
Preceded by Albert Gallatin	Most Senior Living U.S. Senator (Sitting or Former) August 12, 1849 - December 22, 1850	Succeeded by Henry Clay

v • d • e Governors of New Hampshire

Weare • Langdon • Sullivan • Langdon • Sullivan • J. Bartlett • Gilman • Langdon • J. Smith • Langdon • Plumer • Gilman • Plumer • S. Bell • Woodbury • Morril • Pierce • J. Bell • Pierce • Harvey • Dinsmoor • Badger • Hill • Page • Hubbard • Steele • Colby • Williams • Dinsmoor Jr. • Martin • Baker • Metcalf • Haile • Goodwin • Berry • Gilmore • Smyth • Harriman • Stearns • Weston • Straw • Weston • Cheney • Prescott • Head • C. Bell • Hale • Currier • Sawyer • Goodell • Tuttle • J. B. Smith • Busiel • Ramsdell • Rollins • Jordan • Bachelder • McLane • Floyd • Quinby • Bass • Felker • R. Spaulding • Keyes • J. H. Bartlett • A. Brown • F. Brown • Winant • H. Spaulding • Tobey • Winant • Bridges • Murphy • Blood • Dale • Adams • H. Gregg • Dwinell • Powell • King • Peterson • Thomson • Gallen • Roy • Sununu • J. Gregg • Merrill • Shaheen • Benson • Lynch

v • d • e United States Senators from New Hampshire

Class 2: Wingate • Livermore • Olcott • Gilman • Thompson • Morril • S. Bell • Hubbard • Woodbury • Jenness • Cilley • Hale • Atherton • Williams • Hale • Cragin • Rollins • Pike • Cheney • Chandler • Marston • Chandler • Burnham • Hollis • Keyes • Bridges • Murphy • McIntyre • Humphrey • Smith • Sununu Class 3: Langdon • Sheafe • Plumer • Parker • Cutts • Mason • Storer • Parrott • Woodbury • Hill • Page • Pierce • Wilcox • Atherton • Norris • Wells • J. Bell • Clark • Fogg • Patterson • Wadleigh • C. Bell • Blair • Gallinger • Drew • Moses • Brown • Tobey • Upton • Cotton • Wyman • Cotton • Durkin • Rudman • Gregg