Vesta Roy | |
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 Roy's oil portrait in the New Hampshire Statehouse, the first portrait of a woman to be hung there. | |
| Acting Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office December 29, 1982 – January 6, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Gallen |
| Succeeded by | John H. Sununu |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Monier |
| Succeeded by | William S. Bartlett Jr. |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office 1978–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Delbert F. Downing |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Delahunty |
| Member of the Rockingham County Commission from the 3rd district | |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Russell J. Hall |
| Succeeded by | Ernest P. Barka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1925 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2002 (aged 76) Kenmore, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dr. Albert Roy |
| Education | Wayne State University (BA) |
Vesta M. Roy (née Coward; March 26, 1925 – February 9, 2002) was a Republican New Hampshire politician. She was the first woman to ever serve as the President of The New Hampshire Senate, Acting Governor, and Governor of New Hampshire. Her brief time as Governor was a complicated New Hampshire Constitutional set of events that unfolded when the sitting, post-election, outgoing governor fell ill and died just prior to the end of his term in January, 1983.