Timothy Upham

Upham continued in business as a merchant until 1812, when, in anticipation of a war with Great Britain, he was commissioned as major of the 11th U.S. Infantry on March 12.

In June he was appointed by the new Governor William Plumer to command the detachment of troops from New Hampshire ordered to garrison Fort McClary.

In the spring he was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the 21st Regiment, which was assigned to join Major General James Wilkinson's army in an attack on Montreal.

In 1830 he made an unsuccessful bid for the office of Governor of the State of New Hampshire, running on the Republican Party ticket and losing to Matthew Harvey.

Upham sued the publishers for libel; but after a lengthy trial, the jury was unable to find a verdict.