Autopsy finds New Hampshire House speaker died of coronavirus Mica Soellner
An autopsy found COVID-19 killed New Hampshire House Speaker Richard Hinch.
The determination by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Jennie Duval was announced on Thursday, one day after the 71-year-old Republican died and a week after Hinch was sworn in as speaker. We are deeply saddened that the pandemic that spares no one afflicted our friend and colleague, Senate President Chuck Morse and Rep. Sherman Packard said in a joint statement. Morse added that he considered Hinch to be one of his best friends, calling him a kind and humble man, according to the
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Newly elected House Speaker Dick Hinch died of COVID-19, the state medical examiner has ruled. He was 71.
Hinch, a Merrimack Republican, was elected speaker during the House s organizational meeting on Dec. 2. He died at his home Wednesday.Â
New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval determined the cause of Hinchâs death was COVID-19, the Attorney General s office announced Thursday.
Entering his seventh term, Hinch had been the House Republican leader for the past two years until voters flipped the House, state Senate and Executive Council from Democratic to Republican control last month.
Gov. Chris Sununu directed all public building flags fly at half-staff in Hinchâs memory.