U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Concord, New Hampshire and was a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, (1855-57). In 1861, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1867. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was secretary and treasurer of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. In 1876, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving until 1883. After leaving the Senate, he was president of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad Company from 1886, until his death. His son Frank W. Rollins, served as the 47th Governor of New Hampshire.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Concord, New Hampshire and was a member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, (1855-57). In 1861, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1867. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was secretary and treasurer of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. In 1876, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving until 1883. After leaving the Senate, he was president of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad Company from 1886, until his death. His son Frank W. Rollins, served as the 47th Governor of New Hampshire.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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