Person Colby Cheney

Person Colby Cheney
35th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
June 10, 1875 – June 7, 1877
Preceded byJames A. Weston
Succeeded byBenjamin F. Prescott
United States Senator from
New Hampshire
In office
November 24, 1886 – June 14, 1887
Appointed byMoody Currier
Preceded byAustin F. Pike
Succeeded byWilliam E. Chandler
19th Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire
In office
1872–1872
Preceded byJames A. Weston
Succeeded byCharles H. Bartlett
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1854
Personal details
BornFebruary 25, 1828
Holderness, New Hampshire (now Ashland)
DiedJune 19, 1901(1901-06-19) (aged 73)
Dover, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican

Person Colby Cheney (February 25, 1828 – June 19, 1901) was a paper manufacturer, abolitionist and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was the 35th governor of New Hampshire and later represented the state in the United States Senate.