Vesta M. Roy
Vesta Roy | |
|---|---|
| Governor of New Hampshire Acting | |
| In office December 30, 1982 – January 6, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Gallen |
| Succeeded by | John Sununu |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1925 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 2002 (aged 76) Kenmore, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Albert L. Roy |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
Vesta M. Roy (March 26, 1925 – February 8, 2002) was a Republican New Hampshire politician, born in Dearborn, Michigan.
As president of the New Hampshire Senate, she served as acting governor of the state due to the illness and subsequent death of Governor Hugh Gallen shortly before the inauguration of the governor-elect, John H. Sununu.[1] Roy served as a state senator from 1978 until 1986. She served as an advisor to the New Hampshire campaigns of Republican presidential candidates Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.
She died at her home in Kenmore,[2] New York, at the age of 76 and was buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery in East Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
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