GALLINGER, Jacob H(arold)., American physician and Republican politician: b. Corn wall, Ontario, Canada, 28 March 1837, being one of 12 children; d. Franklin, N. H., 18 Aug. 1918. He received a common-school and aca demic education; was a printer in early life; studied medicine and was graduated in 1858; and followed the profession of medicine and surgery until he entered Congress. He was on the board of trustees of Columbia Hospital for Women, and a member of the board of visitors to Providence Hospital; was a member of the House of Representatives of New Hampshire in 1872, 1873 and 1891, and member of the con stitutional convention in 1876; of the State Senate in 1878, 1879 and 1880, being president of that body the last two years. He was sur geon-general of New Hampshire, with the rank of brigadier-general, in 1879-80; received the honorary degree of A.m. from Dartmouth Col lege in 1885; served as trustee of George Wash ington University for several years, and was chairman of the Republican State committee from 1882 to 1890, when he resigned the place, but was again elected to the position in 1898, and continued to serve until 1908, when he de clined re-election; was chairman of the delega tions from his State to the Republican national convention of 1888, 1900, 1904 and 1908; was for a time a member of the Republican national committee; was chairman of the Merchant Ma rine Commission of 1904-05, composed of five senators and five representatives in Congress; was a member of the National Forest Reserva tion Commission, and vice-chairman of the Na tional Waterways Commission; served as presi dent pro tempore of the Senate during a por tion of the 42d Congress; was elected to the 49th and 50th Congresses, and declined renom ination to the 51st Congress; was elected to the United States Senate, to succeed Hon. Henry
W. Blair, for the term beginning 4 March 1891, and successively re-elected by the legislature without opposition in 1897 1903, 1909; was re elected by popular vote 3 Nov. 1914 for a fifth term.