Hugh Gregg, 85; Former Governor of New Hampshire
Hugh Gregg, 85, a former governor of New Hampshire and the father of U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), died Wednesday at a medical center in Lebanon, N.H., after a brief illness.
A member of the state’s Republican upper crust, Hugh Gregg served as governor from 1953 to 1955.
Elected at the age of 34, he was the state’s youngest governor.
The politically moderate Gregg based his administration on the idea that only growth could keep New Hampshire’s tax rates down.
He did not seek reelection after his single term but lost in a comeback attempt in 1960.
The New Hampshire native graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. He served in World War II and the Korean War with U.S. Army counterintelligence.
He co-founded a law firm in Nashua, N.H., but spent much of his career devoted to his family’s millwork, banking and manufacturing businesses.
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