Frank W. (Frank West) Rollins (1860-1915) was a Harvard-educated lawyer who was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1882. He spent his early career working in his family's banking firm and also served with distinction in the National Guard. Rollins entered politics in 1895, serving one term in the New Hampshire Senate before being elected Governor of New Hampshire and serving from 1899 to 1901. During his tenure he championed tourism and established the state's "Old Home Week" festival. Mary Baker Eddy was an enthusiastic supporter of the festival and invited approximately 500 Christian Scientists from all over New England to attend the inaugural event in Concord in August 1899. Eddy also supported and attended the Concord State Fair in September 1900 and 1901, sitting with Rollins and his wife in the governor's box at the fair in 1900.

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