George Washington Nesmith

[1] In the 1840 United States presidential election, he was selected as a presidential elector for William Henry Harrison, but although Harrison won the election, his opponent Martin Van Buren won the state of New Hampshire, and Nesmith was therefore not able to cast his vote as an elector.

[2] His close friendship with Daniel Webster was "one of his most pleasant recollections", and he has long been quoted in matters relating to the history of the great expounder.

[4] In 1859 he was appointed one of the judges of the supreme court to a seat vacated by the resignation of Ira A.

[1] His presence on "commencement day" at Dartmouth was one of the notable features of that occasion in his later years.

This time, Nesmith's candidate won both the national election and the state of New Hampshire, and Nesmith was selected to chair the gathering of electors for the state in casting their votes for Harrison.