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New Hampshire House Speaker Richard "Dick" Hinch is pictured in this undated photo. (TWITTER PHOTO)



CONCORD —  The state’s new House Speaker Richard W. Hinch, R-Merrimack, has died.

The 71-year-old was sworn in to a job he called the honor of his life on Dec. 2.

“My heart goes out to his wife Pat and his family and we are saddened by his passing,” said House Democratic Leader Renny Cushing of Hampton.

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