Edward Henry Rollins (October 3, 1824 - July 31, 1889) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Somersworth, New Hampshire (now Rollinsford), he attended the common schools and academies in Dover, New Hampshire and South Berwick, Maine. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at Concord, New Hampshire and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1855 to 1857, and served as speaker. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq. ... Somersworth is a city located in Strafford County, New Hampshire. ... Dover is a small city located in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. ... South Berwick is a town located in York County, Maine. ... Official website: www. ... The New Hampshire General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ...

Rollins was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth, and Thirty-ninth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1861 to March 3, 1867; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1866. While in the House of Representatives, he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses). He was secretary and treasurer of the Union Pacific Railroad Co., and in 1876 was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1883; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Forty-fifth Congress) and a member of the Committee on Enrolled Bills (Forty-seventh Congress) and the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Forty-seventh Congress). The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark UP) (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

From 1886 to 1889, Rollins was president of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad Co., and was founder of the First National Bank of Concord, N.H., and of the banking house of E. H. Rollins & Sons, Boston. He died on Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire in 1889; interment was in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord. Boston is a town and small port c. ...

References

• Edward H. Rollins's biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress