Clesson J. Blaisdell Explained

Clesson J. Blaisdell
Office:122nd President of the
New Hampshire State Senate
Succeeded:William Lynch
State Senate2:New Hampshire
State2:New Hampshire
District2:10th
Term End2:August 26, 1999
Succeeded2:Thomas R. Eaton
Birth Date:September 28, 1926
Birth Place:Keene, New Hampshire
Death Date:August 26, 1999
Death Place:Lebanon, New Hampshire
Profession:Merchant
Nickname:Junie
Party:Democrat
Branch:United States Navy
Serviceyears:1944–1946
Battles:World War II

Clesson J. Blaisdell (September 28, 1926 – August 26, 1999) was a New Hampshire businessman and politician who served as a member of and President of the New Hampshire Senate.

Family life

Blaisdell had three children, Peter, Michael and Lucinda, with his wife, Beverly, known as Peggy.

Early life

Blaisdell was born to Clesson Blaisdell on September 18, 1926.

Education

Blaisdell graduated from Keene High School.

Military service

From 1944 to 1946, during World War II, Blaisdell served in the United States Navy in the Asiatic/Pacific theater.

State senate

Blaisdell was elected to the New Hampshire Senate fifteen times, and in his fifteenth term he was chosen as the 123rd President of that body. Blaisdell was the first Democrat to be elected President of the state senate since 1912.

Business career

Blaisdell owned and operated a sporting goods store in Keene.

Death

Blaisdell died at the Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.