Richard Waldron (colonel)
Richard Waldron | |
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| Born | 1650 |
| Died | 3 November 1730 (age 80) |
| Occupation(s) | merchant, judge, councilor, mill owner, Colonel of the New Hampshire militia, Secretary of the Province of New Hampshire |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Cutt, Eleanor Vaughan |
| Children | Samuel, Richard, Margaret, William, Ann, Abigail, Eleanor |
| Parent | Richard Walderne |
Richard Waldron (1650 – 3 November 1730) was a military officer, politician, and business figure of the Province of New Hampshire. He maintained the position of the Waldron family in Dover and colonial New Hampshire through intermarriage with other leading families and inheritance or purchase of many of the positions once held by his father. He was the first of his line to adopt "Waldron" as opposed to "Walderne", the spelling that his father and previous generations had used.