NH, USA
New Hampshire Adopts Permanent Constitution
June 2, 1784
DateJune 2, 1784
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New Hampshire adopted its permanent constitution on June 2, 1784, replacing the provisional 1776 document. Meshech Weare became the state's first elected president under the new framework, reflecting a decade of hard-won experience governing a republic under wartime conditions.
People Involved
Meshech Weare(President of New Hampshire)
New Hampshire's indispensable revolutionary administrator. He served simultaneously as president of the Committee of Safety, chief justice of the Superior Court, and first elected state president. His administrative competence kept the Patriot government functioning throughout the war from Exeter.