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Lane Dwinell

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Lane Dwinell
69th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 6, 1955 – January 1, 1959
Preceded byHugh Gregg
Succeeded byWesley Powell
Personal details
Born(1906-11-14)November 14, 1906
Newport, Vermont
DiedMarch 27, 1997(1997-03-27) (aged 90)
Hanover, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElizabeth Cushman Dwinell

Seymour Lane Dwinell (November 14, 1906 – March 27, 1997) was an American manufacturer and Republican politician from Lebanon, New Hampshire. Born in 1906 in Newport, Vermont, he served in and led both houses of the New Hampshire legislature before his tenure as the 69th governor of New Hampshire from 1955 to 1959. He died in 1997 aged 90 in Hanover, New Hampshire and is buried in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1954, 1956
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of New Hampshire
1955–1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the New Hampshire Senate
1953–1955
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
1951–1952
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
July 23, 1959 – February 3, 1961
Succeeded by