Moses Cheney

Moses Cheney (January 31, 1793 – July 17, 1875) was an abolitionist, printer and legislator from New Hampshire.

Cheney entered the paper printing business in a region of nearby Holderness which was later renamed Ashland.

Moses Cheney served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad at their home in Peterborough where they hosted Frederick Douglass on several occasions.

Cheney was also the original printer of The Morning Star, an abolitionist Freewill Baptist newspaper.

Moses Cheney died on July 17, 1875, and was buried in Ashland.