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Former NH Gov. Stephen Merrill has passed away, family says

Sthephen Merrill Dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law John Broderick, back, jokes with his former law partner, the former governor of New Hampshire Stephen Merrill at a dinner to dedicate the Warren B. Rudman Center, Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) (Jim Cole/AP)

CONCORD, N.H. — Former New Hampshire Governor Stephen Merrill has died, according to a statement from Gov. Chris Sununu.

All flags in the Granite State were ordered to half staff Saturday in honor of the late governor.

His family released a statement announced the death of the former attorney general and governor.

According to the family, Merrill passed away “peacefully at his home with his family.”


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