Vesta M. Roy
Politician
1925 – 2002
Who was Vesta M. Roy?
Vesta M. Roy was a Republican New Hampshire politician, born in Dearborn, Michigan.
As president of the New Hampshire Senate, she served as acting governor of the state from December 29, 1982 until January 6, 1983 as a result of the death of Governor Hugh Gallen shortly before the inauguration of the governor-elect, John H. Sununu. Roy served as a state senator from 1978 until 1986. She served as an advisor to the New Hampshire campaigns of Republican presidential candidates Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.
She died at her home in Kenmore, New York, at the age of 76 and was buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery in East Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1925
Dearborn - Also known as
- Vesta Roy
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Wayne State University
- Died
- Feb 8, 2002
Kenmore
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on July 23, 2013
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