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John Wentworth (1671-1730) was a grandson of "Elder" William Wentworth, an early settler in New England. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the He served as Lieutenant Governor for the Province of New Hampshire from 1717 to 1730. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction The Province of New Hampshire was a crown colony organized on October 7, 1691 during the period of British colonization of the Americas.

Before New Hampshire got its own Royal Governor in 1741, it was administered under the guidance of the Governor of Massachusetts, and John was the Lieutenant Governor for New Hampshire from 1717 to 1730. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

On October 12, 1693 he married Sara Hunking. The couple had thirteen children, three of whom (Samuel, Benning, and Mark Hunking Wentworth) would become prominent themselves. Benning Wentworth was later the first directly appointed royal governor of New Hampshire. Benning Wentworth (1696&ndash October 14 1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766 Mark's son in his turn would also become the last royal governor, John Wentworth. Sir John Wentworth ( 9 August 1737 &ndash 8 April[[ 820]] was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the

During this period New Hampshire was viewed and treated as an administrative district of Massachusetts. The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It did have its own Lt. Governor and Assembly, but this was a requirement of communications and geography instead of the result of a political decision. John Wentworth was first appointed Lt. Governor late in 1717, but for several years had little function in the government. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Then in 1722, governor Samuel Shute returned to England, a Lt. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Shute ( January 12, 1662 - April 15, 1742) was born in London. Governor took over as chief magistrate in Massachusetts, and Wentworth's role in New Hampshire was greatly expanded. He continued as Lt. Governor until his death in 1730.


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