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1827.
1826. David L. Morrill. 170. Elected. Benjamin Pierce, Rep., 83. Benjamin Pierce. 286. Elected. ( Scattering, " several."
1847. Anthony Colby, 222. Nathaniel S. Berry, 86.
1829.
1848.
Jared W. Williams, 242. Elect. Nathaniel S. Berry, 277. Scattering, 2.
1830.
1831.
1832.
1833.
1834.
1852. Thomas E. Sawyer, 208. 1835. John Atwood, 101. Noah Martin. 274. Elected. James Bell, Whig, 198. 1836. (John H. White, Ind., 79. 1837. Nathaniel B. Baker, Dem .. 299. Elected. James Bell, 156. 1854. Jared Perkins, Ind., 110. Ralph Metcalf, Know Nothing, 358. Elected. 1839. 1855.
1838. James Wilson, Whig, 272. Scattering, 2. John Page, Dem., 226. Elected. James Wilson, 281.
Nathaniel B. Baker, 239. Ralph Metcalf, 306. John S. Wells. Dem., 296. Ichabod Goodwin, Whig, 21. No election by the people. Metcalf
1842.
1840. 1856. John Page. 223. Elected. Enos Stevens, Whig, 249. ( John Page, 219. Elected. 2 Enos Stevens, 235. [ Henry Hubbard, Dem., 192. El. was chosen by the Legislature. ¿ Enos Stevens, 154. (Daniel Hoit, Abolitionist. 49. 1857. Henry Hubbard, 154. Elected. Jolin S. Wells, 2×1. -
1841.
1843. Anthony Colby, Whig, 106. Daniel Hoit, 52.
1858.
William Haile, 360. Elected. Asa l'. Cate, Dem., 266.
1828. ( John Bell, Fed., 188. Elected. ¿ Benjamin Pierce, 208. Benjamin Pierce, 261. Elected. John Bell, 180. Matthew Harvey, Rep., 241. Elected. Timothy Upham. Fed., 201. ( Samuel Dinsmoor, Rep., 238. Elected. Ichabod Bartlett, Fed., 183. Samuel Dinsmoor, Dem., 242. Elected. Ichabod Bartlett, Whig, 103. Samuel Dinsmoor, 216. Elect. Arthur Livermore, Whig, 29. William Badger, Dem., 270. Elected. Scattering, 3. William Badger, 219. Elected. Joseph llealey, Whig, 112. Isaac Hill. Dem., 189. Elected. 1853. Scattering, 8. Isaac Hill, 213. Elected. Scattering, 14. Isaac Hill, 174. Elected.
1849.
Samuel Dinsmoor, 2d, Dem., 220. Elected. Levi Chamberlain, Whig, 177. Nathaniel S. Berry, 54. Samnel Dinsmoor, 230. Elect. Levi Chamberlain, 177. Nathaniel S. Berry, 46. Samuel Dinsmoor, 239.
1850.
1851. Thomas E. Sawyer, Whig, 203. John Atwood, Independent, 86. No election by the people. Dinsmoor was chosen by the Legislature. Noah Martin, Dem.,218. Elect.
( William Haile, Republican, 340. Elected.
1824. Levi Woodbury, 318. Scattering. 1.
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1859.
Ichabod Goodwin, Rep., 363. Elected. 1874.
James A. Weston, 402. Luther McCutchins, Rep., 468. John Blackmar, 84.
1860.
Asa P. Cate, 304. Ichabod Goodwin, 386. Elect. Asa P. Cate, 308.
No election by the people. Weston was chosen by the Legislature.
1861.
Nathaniel S. Berry, Rep., 340. Elected. George Stark, Dem., 322. Nathaniel S. Berry, 308. Elect.
1862. George Stark, 305. Scattering, 8. 1876. ( Joseph A. Gilmore, Rep., 334. 1863. Ira A. Eastman, Dem., 378. Walter Harriman, Ind., 8. 1877.
No election by the people. Gilmore was chosen by the Legislature.
1865.
1864. S Joseph A. Gilmore, 417. Elect. Edw'd W . Harrington, Dem., 339. 1878. Frederick Smyth, Rep., 383. Elected. Edward W. Harrington, 307. 1879. 1866. Frederick Smyth, 384. Elected. John G. Sinclair, Dem., 372. Walter Harriman, Rep., 475. Elected. 1880.
1867. John G. Sinclair, 354. Walter Harriman, 501. Elect. 1868. John G. Sinclair, 410. Onslow Stearns, Rep., 429. Elected.
1869. John Bedell, Dem., 322. 1882.
1870.
Onslow Stearns, 356. Elected. John Bedell, 154. Samuel Flint, Labor, 241. Lorenzo D. Barrows, Prohib., 74. Simon G. Griffin, 1. James A. Weston, Dem., 454. Elected. 3 James Pike, Rep., 358. Albert G. Cummings, Pro., 39. Lemuel P. Cooper, Labor, 18. Ezekiel A. Straw, Rep., 508. Elected.
1871.
1873.
1872. James A. Weston, 466. John Blackmar, Prohib., 22. Lemuel P. Cooper, 9. Ezekiel A. Straw, 470. Elect. James A. Weston, 379. John Blackmar, 47. Samuel K. Mason, Labor, 8.
1886.
George Carpenter, Gr'nb'k, 18. Larkin D. Mason, Prohib., 39. ( Charles H. Sawyer, Rep., 586. | Thomas H. Cogswell, Dem., 784. Joseph Wentworth, Prohib., 36. George Carpenter, 4. Eben Hilton, 1.
No election by the people. Sawyer was chosen by theLegislature.
David H. Goodell, Rep., 733. 1888. Charles HI. Amsden, Dem., 791. Edgar S. Carr, Prohib., 29. No election by the people. Goodell was chosen by the Legislature. 3
1875.
Person C. Cheney, Rep., 592. Elected. Hiram R. Roberts, Dem., 520. Nathaniel White, Prohib., 38. Person C. Cheney, 631. Elect. Daniel Marcy, Dem., 529. Asa S. Kendall, Prohib., 6. Benjamin F. Prescott, Rep., 657. Elected. Daniel Marcy, 529. Asa S. Kendall, 6. Benjamin F. Prescott, 657. Elected. Frank A. Mckean, Dem., 496. Asa S. Kendall, 1.
Natt Head, Rep., 637. Elect. Frank A. Mckean, 297. Warren G. Brown, Gr'nb'k, 284. Charles H. Bell, Rep., 791. Elected.
Frank Jones, Dem., 590. Warren G. Brown, 28. ( George D. Dodge, Prohib., 28. Samuel W. Haile, Rep., 702. Elected. M. V. B. Edgerly, Dem., 479. John F. Woodbury, Gr'nb'k, 28. Josiah M. Fletcher, Prohib., 47. Martin A. Haynes, 1. Moody Currier, Rep., 852. Elected. 1884. { John M. Hill, Dem., 620. 1
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One great cause of complaint against the royal government, and which with other causes hastened the Revolution. was the unequal representation throughout the Provinces. Some small and newly incorporated townships were represented, while many of the older and more populous places were refused representation. This in- portant privilege depended entirely upon the will of the royal Governor, by whom writs were issued at his own pleasure. 1758 the people of Rochester petitioned for representation, but were refused. Four years later the privilege was granted, as shown by the following record : -
" Pursuant to a presept from the high sheriff of the Province ou March 9, 1762. a town meeting was held at which Lieut. [afterwards Col. ] John McDuffee was chosen to represent the town in General Assembly to be convened at Portsmouth on Wednesday the 10th of March instant, and so from time to time during the sessions of said house."
He was chosen not for a single year, but according to English custom, to retain the office until the election of a new Assembly might be ordered by the Governor, and was regular in his attend- ance for several years.
The last Provincial Assembly convened at Portsmouth, February 23, 1775, but proving refractory, Governor Wentworth abandoned the Province and retired to the Isles of Shoals. James Knowles was the Representative from Rochester. To the first Provincial Congress, which met at Exeter May 17, 1775, James Knowles and Lieut. John MeDuffee were Delegates. James Knowles was also Delegate to the second Provincial Congress which met December 21, 1775, and established the first independent government in the Colonies. The Constitution adopted by them remained in force till 1784, when the new State Constitution took its place.
In 1792 Rochester first chose two Representatives. In the same year Portsmouth had three Representatives. Londonderry and Rochester had two each, and no other town in the State had more than one. After the incorporation of Milton in 1802 Rochester had but one Representative for thirteen years. It then had two again from 1816 to 1853. The number was then increased to three for ten years. Then four Representatives were chosen from 1865 until 1872. In 1873 the number was increased to five. In 1874 town meeting was continued three days, there being no choice of Representatives or Selectmen the first day. The second day one
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Representative and one Selectman were elected, and it was then voted to indefinitely postpone the election of the other four Rep- resentatives. In March, 1878, five were elected to the Legislature of that year, and in November of the same year, under the revised Constitution, three were chosen to serve two years. Since then the number has been five, although six were elected in 1884, but only five were allowed to take their seats.
The following is a complete list of the Rochester Representatives to Assemblies and Legislatures from the settlement of the town to the present time.
PROVINCIAL.
Lieut. John McDuffee, 1762, May 1775, '82. James Knowles, February 1775, May 1775, December 1775, '78, '79. Jabez Dame, 1781.
UNDER THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
James Knowles, 1784 to '87.
Barnabas Palmer, 1788 to '90.
James Howe, 1791 to '93, '96, '97.
Aaron Wingate, 1792 to '95. William Palmer, 1794 to 1800.
Joseph Clark, 1798 to 1801.
Levi Dearborn, 1799, 1802.
Richard Dame, 1800, '01, '03. Beard Plumer, 1802. David Barker, 1804 to '06.
Nathaniel Upham, 1807 to '09.
John McDuffee, Jr., 1810 to '13, '17. James Tebbetts, 1814 to '16, '38, '39. Moses Hale, 1816 to '18, '20 to '22. Hatevil Knight, 1818, '19.
William Barker, 1819 to '22.
Jeremiah HI. Woodman, 1823, '24. David Barker, Jr., 1823, '25, '26. John Greenfield, 1824. Joseph Cross, 1825 to '29.
Jonas C. March, 1827. James Farrington, 1828 to '31, '36. Moses Young, 1830, '31. John H. Smith, 1832 to '34.
Benjamin Hayes, 1832, '33. Jonathan Hussey, 1834, '35. Charles Dennett, 1835, '36. William S. Ricker, 1837. Louis McDuffee, 1837. N. V. Whitehouse, 1838, '39. John Witham, 1840, '4]. A. S. Iloward, 1840, '44. Jonathan HI. Torr, 1841, '42.
Noalı Tebbetts, 1842. Stephen M. Mathes, 1843.
Jacob Smart, 1843.
Jabez Dame, Jr., 1844, '45. Daniel Lothrop, 1845, '46.
Richard Kimball, 1846, '47. N. D. Wetmore, 1847 to '49. William Evans, 1848, '49. Daniel J. Parsons, 1850.
Benjamin H. Jones, 1850. James C. Cole, 1851, '52. Stephen Shorey, 1851, '52. James Brown, 1853, '54. L. D. Day, 1853, '54. J. F. McDuffee, 1854. George B. Roberts, 1855, '56.
Jacob B. Wallingford, 1855, '56.
Daniel W. Dame, 1855, '56.
Jacob H. Ela, 1857, '58. R. T. Rogers, 1857, '58. James Tebbetts, 1857, '58. Isaac W. Springfield, 1859, '60.
Johu Legro, 1859, '60. George W. Flagg, 1859. Levi Meader, 1860, '61.
Micajah II. Wentworth, 1861, '62. Franklin McDuffee, 1861, '62. Charles S. Whitehouse, 1862. James Farrington, 2ª, 1863. Elihu H. Watson, 1863, 71. William Wentworth, 1863. John Hall, 1864.
Benjamin Ilorne, 1864.
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Dudley W. Hayes, 1864, '65. Charles K. Chase, 1865.
Joshua Vickery, 1865, '66. S. D. Wentworth, 1865. '66. Alvah M. Kimball, 1866. William Whitehouse, Jr., 1866, '67.
Arthur D. Whitehouse, 1872. 73. Francis Orr, 1873, '75. John W. Tebbetts. 1873, 75.
Cyrus K. Sanborn. 1867. '68.
Charles F. Caverly, 1874 to 76.
Ebenezer G. Wallace, 1867, '68.
Osman B. Warren, 1875, 76.
William Flagg, 1867. '68.
Larkin B. Moulton, 1875. '76.
Larkin Harrington, 1868, '69.
Stephen (. Meader, 1876. 77.
.Joseph N. Hayes, 1869. John Crockett. 1869.
Sidney B. Hayes, 1876, 77. Isaac W. Lougee, 1877. 78.
S. Hussey, Jr., 1869.
Joseph M. Hanson, 1877, 78.
None sent in 1870.
Daniel MeDuffee, 1877. 78.
Nathan Nntter, 1871.
Russell K. Wentworth, 1871.
Charles Blazo, 1878.
UNDER THE REVISED CONSTITUTION.
Noah A. Jenness, 1878. Walter S. Standley, 1878.
Charles Blazo, 1878. Wilbur F. Warren, 1880. John D. Fogg. 1880.
John McDuffee. 1884. Sumner Wallace, 1884. Edward L. Kimball, 1884, 86. Charles E. Manson, 1884. Mesheck T. Drew, 1884.
Frank W. Corson, 1886.
Nahum Yeaton, 1880. John Young, 1880. 86. John B. Kelley, 1880. Edwin Wallace, 1882.
Henry L. Horne, 1886. Nicholas Brock, 1886. Benjamin M. Flanders, 1888.
Charles S. Whitehouse, 1882.
Charles M. Abbott, 1888.
Augustine S. Parshley. 1882. James O. Hayes, 1882. John E. Meader, 1882.
Charles M. Seavey, 1888. Patrick H. Hartigan. 1888. Joseph S. Norris, 1888.
The first Provincial Convention met at Exeter July 21, 1774. Its principal business was to choose Delegates to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia. The second Convention met at the same place January 25, 1775, chose Delegates to Philadelphia and issued an address to the people. Immediately after the battle of Lexington another Convention was held at Exeter in April, 1775. In June, 1778 a Convention was held at Concord to prepare a State Constitution. This was rejected by the people, and another Convention held its sessions in Concord from 1781 until October. 1783, when the new Constitution was adopted. 3 In 1788 a Con- vention was held at Exeter to consider the Constitution of the United States. Conventions to revise the State Constitution have been held at Concord in 1791. 1850. 1876, and 1889. The fol- lowing have been the Rochester Delegates to the several Conven- tions : -
Noah A. Jenness. 1878.
William Rand, 1871.
Edwin Wallace. 1872.
Charles W. Folsom, 1872, 73.
Charles W. Brown, 1872, 73.
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James Knowles, July 1774, January 1775, '78, '81 to '83.
Ebenezer Tebbetts, January, 1775. James H. Edgerly, 1876.
John Plumer, April, 1775, '78. Franklin McDuffee, 1876.
Barnabas Palmer, 1788, '91. Charles E. Jenkins, 1876.
James Howe, 1791. James Farrington, 1889.
Benjamin II. Jones, 1850.
Josiah H. Whittier, 1889.
L. D. Day. 1850.
Cyrille Pageot, 1889.
Nicholas V. Whitehouse, 1876.
Samuel D. Felker, 1889.
Ebenezer G. Wallace, 1876.
Frank B. Preston, 1889.
The following is a complete list of Proprietors' and Town Clerks in Rochester. Beginning in 1784 the Town Clerks were Propri- etors' Clerks also : -
PROPRIETORS' CLERKS.
Paul Gerrish, 1722 to 1743.
John Wentworth, 1751 to 1783.
John Gage, 1744 to 1750.
TOWN CLERKS.
Rev. Amos Main, 1737. John Bickford, 1738 to '43, '46, '47.
William Chamberlain, 1744, '45.
Isaac Libbey, 1748, '49, '51 to '55.
Edward Tebbets, 1750.
Joseph H. Worcester, 1865, '66.
Jonathan Dame, 1756 to '70.
George Fox Guppy, 1867,'68.
Josiah Main, 1771 to 1802.
Josiah Sherborne, 1803 to '14.
Joseph Cross, 1815 to '29.
Charles Dennett, 1830 to '37.
Charles W. Bickford, 1870, '71. George S. Lindsey, 1872 to '75. Albert T. Colton, 1876 to '80.
Horace L. Worcester, 1881 to '85.
George D. Lamos, 1886, '87.
Charles Dennett, *
Eben J. Mathes, 1855, '56.
Charles K. Chase, 1857, '58. Jeremiah D. Evans, 1859, '60.
B. Frank Grover, Elmer J. Smart, *
1888.
Fred L. Chesley, 1889, '90.
Before the beginning of this century the annual town meetings were almost invariably held on the last Monday of March. In 1801 the town debated the question of petitioning the Legislature to establish the first Monday as the day for the annual meetings, and from 1801 to 1804 they were held on the second Monday. Since 1804 they have always been held on the second Tuesday of March in each year.
At the annual town meeting in March the Moderators have been as follows : -
* Appointed by Selectmen to fill unexpired term.
Stephen D. Wentworth, 1861, '62. Nathaniel Burnham, 1863.
Ephraim H. Whitehouse, 1864. Stephen D. Wentworth,*
James J. Meader,* James J. Meader, 1869.
James C. Cole, 1838 to '50. Jabez Dame, Jr., 1851, '52. George H. Dennett, 1853, '54.
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Timothy Roberts, 1737. '40 to '42, '44, Nicholas V. Whitehouse, I>38, '50 to '52, '46, '49, '50. 53. '54. '56. James Place, 1738, 58, 62.
John Jenness, 1739, '43.
A. S. Howard, 1846, '47.
James H. Edgerly, 1853, '54, '65.
William Chamberlain, 1748, '59, '63.
Jolm Legro, 1857, '58. Richard T. Rogers, 1859. '60.
Isaac Libbey, 1751, '57, '60.
John McDuffee, 1761, '66, 73, 1806 to'Il. Nathaniel T. Kimball, 1861.
Ebenezer G. Wallace, 1864, '68.
John Plummer, 1764. '70. 72, '74 to '77, Charles W. Edgerly, 1862, '63. '79, '82 to '84, '87 '90 to '94. James Knowles, 1765, '67 to '69, '71, '80, Noah Tebbetts, 1866. '> 5, '86, 88, '89. John Cook, 1778, '81. Jabez Dame, 1795 to '97. 1800.
Edwin Wallace, 1867. Charles S. Whitehouse, 1869, 82, '83.
James Farrington, 24, 1870.
Levi Dearborn, 1798, '99, 1802.
John F. McDuffee, 1871.
Moses L. Neal, 1801, '03 to '05.
Isaac W. Springfield, 1872 to 74.
John McDuffee, Jr., IS12 to '18.
Ezra Pray, 1875 to '77. Charles B. Gafney, 1878.
Hatevil Knight, 1819.
Moses Hale 1820, '21, '28.
John D. Parshley, 1879. Russell B. Wentworth, 1880.
Jeremiah H. Woodman, 1822.
Walter B. Knight, 1823 to '27.
Ilenry M. Kelley, 18SI, '84, '85.
Osman B. Warren, 1886, '88, '89.
Frank B. Preston, 1887.
James Farrington, 1829 to '36. Lewis McDuffee, 1837. 42. John McDuffee, 3ª, 1839 to '41. Frank HI. Orr, 1890.
Prior to 1878 both state and town elections throughout New Hampshire were held together on the second Tuesday of March of every year. But since the revision of the Constitution the State elections have been held separately and biennially on the first Tuesday of November. The Moderators at these State elections have been as follows : -
Henry M. Kelley, 1878, '84. Charles S. Whitehouse, 1880, '82.
John D. Parshley, 1886. Frank B. Preston, 1888.
Assessors were first chosen in 1738. In 1818 it was voted not to choose assessors, and in 1819 Jonathan Dame and James Tel)- bets were chosen, but afterwards excused from serving. Since that time to the present the selectmen have been the assessors, except in 1844, when Nathaniel D. Wetmore and Thomas McDuffee were appointed. The following is a complete list of assessors in Roch- ester :
Benjamin Forst, 1738. Samuel Twombly, 1738, '40, '42, 78. John Macfee, 1739, '42, '44, '56. John Allen, 1739. Jonathan Copps, 1739. John Jenness, 1740, '45, '48.
Paul Tebbets, 1741. Benjamin llayes, 1741. Edward Tebbets, 1743. Richard Wentworth, 1743, '48, '54, '57. John Layton, 1744, '54. James Place, 1745, 46.
John Bickford, 1745, '52, '55.
Edward Tebbets, 1747. '56.
Nathaniel D). Wetmore, 1843, '45, '48, 49. Stephen M. Mathes, 1844, '55.
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Joseph Tebbetts, 1746, '47. Alexander Hodgdon, 1747.
Richard Winford, 1749. Thomas Brown, 1749.
Ichabod Horn, 1750. Richard Bickford, 1750, '53, '60.
Daniel Wingate, 1751. '52, '67 to '72. Mark Jenness, 1751, '53.
John Trickey, 1752, '55.
William Jenness, 1755.
William Allen, 1756, '61.
Richard Nutter, 1757.
Moses Hayes, 1758.
Jonathan Ham, 1758, '65. Isaac Miller, 1759.
James Knowles, 1759.
James Rogers, Jr., 1760.
John Murray, 1797, '98.
Ebenezer Chamberlain, 1761, '62.
Eleazar Colman, 1762.
William Chamberlain, 1763, '68.
Isaac Libbey, 1763.
David Copps, 1764. Wentworth Hayes, 1764.
· Jabez Dame, 1765, '73, '74, '81.
John Witherell, 1766.
Samuel Leighton, 1766, '67, '69 to '72.
Moses Brown, 1773, '74.
Barnabas Palmer, 1775.
William McNeal, 1775.
Richard Place, 1776, '80, '89.
Jonas C. March, 1811, '13, '17.
Tobias Twombly, 1776.
Alexander Hodgdon, Jr., 1777, '80.
Joseph Pearl, 1778.
William McDuffee, 1779, '80, '82 to '84. Hatevil Knight, 1813.
Ichabod Corson, 1779, '83 to '86, '90. Samuel Nnte, 1781, '88.
Moses Hale, 1814 to '16. Richard Dame, 1815, '16.
In addition to the regular assessors as given above, the following were chosen to take inventories of ratable polls and estates. In 1767 pasture lands are specially mentioned, and it was voted " that the pasture land should be taxed as the law directs, and what will pasture a cow be four acres."
Mark Jenness, 1745. Joseph Walker, 1747.
Ichabod Corson, 1767. Samuel Leighton, 1767. .
John Leighton, 1747. Isaac Libbey, 1749, '67.
James McDuffee. 1767. Barnabas Palmer, 1773 to '76.
In 1859 Richard T. Rogers, John F. McDuffee, and Stephen Shorey were chosen to make a new valuation of all real estate in town.
From 1727 to 1751 selectmen were chosen by the proprietors.
Daniel Hayes, 1798.
Joseph Clark, 1799.
William Palmer, 1800. Richard Hayes, 1800.
Tobias Twombly, Jr., 1801, '08.
Jacob McDuffee, 1802 to '04.
David Barker, 1803.
Hezekiah Cloutman, 1805.
Tobias Twombly, 1805.
Joshua Allen, 1806. John Barker, 1809. Nathaniel Upham, 1810, '16.
Joseph Sherburne, 1811. James Tebbets, 1812, '14, '17. John Smith, 1812.
John Brewster, 1782.
James Howe, 1785, '86, '94. Jacob Hanson, 1787, 95, '98, 1804, '07. David Place, 1787.
Richard Furber, 1788, '91, '92. Samuel Plumer, 1789.
Daniel Rogers, 1790. Aaron Wingate, 1791.
Paul Libbey, 1792, '93.
Edward Rollins, 1793.
Ephraim Kimball, 1794.
Daniel Dame, 1795 to '99, 1801, '02, '06 to '10. Joseph Plumer, 1796. Anthony Peavey, 1796. James Hayes, 1797.
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Afterwards their meetings were called by their clerk " per order of committee," or on petition of proprietors. The town first chose selectmen in 1737. The following is a partial list of the selectmen of Rochester from the incorporation of the town to the present time. In 1740, '44, '62 there were five chosen. The names are missing for the years 1782, '84, '96, 1800, '01, '03, 04. 07, '08, '09, '24, '26, '27, '29, '36 and '44.
PROPRIETORS' SELECTMEN.
Francis Matthews, 1727 to '29.
John Knight, 1727 to 29.
Paul Gerrish, 1727 to '31.
Thomas Millet, 1733 to '41, '51.
John Downing. 1730, '31.
John Wingate, 1733 to '41, '51.
Joseph Jones, 1730, 31.
John Gage, 1742 to '50.
Timothy Roberts. 1732.
Joseph Adams, 1742 to '50.
Benjamin Foss, 1732.
John Laighton, 1751.
TOWN SELECTMEN.
Timothy Roberts, 1737, '40 to '42, '44, John Plumer, 1760 to 63, 66. 67, 70. '45, '54. 79.
Stephen Berry, 1737, '64, '68, '69.
Jonathan Ham, 1762.
John Bickford, 1737, '39, '43, '45, '50, John McDuffee, 1764, '66, '74, '75.
'52, '53, '55, '59. Moses llayes, 1764. John Jenness, 1738 '39, '41, '43, '46, '47, James Knowles, 1765, '67, '71. '49.
Benjamin Hayes, 1738.
John Allen, 1738.
Paul Tebbets, 1739, '40.
Edward Tebbets, 1740, '41, '44, '46, '47, Ebenezer Tebbets, 1773. '74, '77, 78, '50, '52 to '54. :81. James Place, 1740, '59. 00. Samuel Leighton, 1773, '85. Richard Wentworth, 1740, '46, '51, '55, Paul Libbey, 1773, '74.
'62.
Barnabas Palmer, 1775,* 176, 77, 80.
William Chamberlain, 1742, '44, '48, '50. Richard Place, 1779. '56 to '58, '72. John Downing, 1742. Samuel Nute, 1780. Joseph Tebbets, 1743, '44, 160. Benjamin Forst, 1744.
Jacob Hanson, 1781, '85, 88, 89.
Ebenezer Wentworth, 1781.
William Jenness, 1745.
Aaron Wingate, 1783.
Isaac Libbey, 1747 to '49, '51, '53 to '55, John Brewster, 1783. '61, '65.
John ('loutman, 1786, 87. Ichabod Ilayes, 1788.
John Laighton, 1748, '49. Jonathan Dame, 1751, '62, '63, '66 to '71. Simon Torr, 1789, 90, '92 to '94.
William Allen, 1752, '53, '62, 63, '68, Edward Rollins, 1790 to 92. '69, '72, '75 to '77. Charles Rogers, 1753, '61. Daniel Wingate, 1756 to '58. '65. James Rogers, Jr., 1756 to '58. John Trickey, 1759.
William Palmer, 1791 to '95.
Richard Furber, 1793 to '95, '97.
Richard Dame, 1795, '97 to '99, 1802. '05, '14, '20. Beard Plumer, 1797 to '99.
* To fill out term of John McDuffee, he having gone to the army.
John Bickford, 1732, 42 to '50. Paul Wentworth, 1733 to '41.
Jabez Dame, 1770, '71, 175, '76, '78, '79. '83, '85 to '87. '90. '91. John Cook, 1771, 72, '78. Samuel Twombly, 1771.
James Adams, 1780, '86 to '80.
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ROCHESTER.
Jonas C. March, 1798.
Joshua Allen, 1799, 1802.
John Odiorne, 1802, '10. John Adisone, 180). John Allen, 1805.
Jacob McDuffee, 1806, '10, '11, '13.
James Tebbets, 1806, '13 to '16.
Moses Roberts, Jr., 1806, '11, '12.
Joseph Sherburne, 1810.
Moses Hale, 1811 to '13.
Lemuel Meader, 1812.
Hatevil Knight, 1814, '20.
David C. Page, 1815. Thomas McDuffee, 1815 to '21, '23, '25 ?28, '32.
John Smith, 1816, '17.
Jonathan Dame, 2ª, 1817, '18, '21, '22.
John Plumer, 3ª, 1818, '19.
Harvey Morey, 1819.
Samuel Rogers, 1821 to '23, '38.
Charles Dennett, 1822, '25, '28.
William Hurd, 1823, '25.
Jonathan Hussey, 1828, '33, '37.
Daniel Waldron, 1830.
William S. Ricker, 1830, '31, '33 to '35, Samuel S. Hart, 1870. '42.
Otis Stackpole, 1830 to '32.
Henry Tebbets, 1831, '32.
John Hanson, 1833, '34.
Edward Tebbets, 2ª, 1834, '35.
John Meader, 1835, '37, '43, '50.
John F. McDuffee, 1837, '43, '47, '50, James Corson, 1873, '74. '61, '62, '70, '71.
John Witham, 1838, '39, '41, '42.
William Twombly, 1838, '39.
Moses Page, 1839, '40.
Aaron Flagg, 1840, '41.
Joseph O. Hayes, 1879 to '81.
Simon L. Horne, 1881, '83.
William Rand, 1882.
Dudley B. Waldron, 1882.
William H. Babb, 1882.
Charles Estes, 1883, '84.
John L. Copp, 1885, '86.
Edward E. Evans, 1885, '90.
Noah S. Stackpole, 1846.
Jabez Dame, Jr., 1847 to '49.
Gershom Horne, 1847, '48.
Richard T. Rogers, 1848, '49, 51, '52, Eben Hilton, 1887. '64, '65, '75, '76. Charles B. Kimball, 1849.
James Hurd, 1850. Daniel W. Dame, 1851, '52.
John Legro, 1851, '52, '54, '55. John Bickford, 2ª, 1853. Lyman Locke. 1853. Samuel Tebbets, 1853. Jesse Meader, 1854, '55. James Tebbetts, 2ª, 1854, '55.
Jacob H. Ela, 1856. Nathaniel Hayes, 1856, '57.
James M. Fessenden, 1857, '58.
Joshua Vickery, 1857, '58.
George Robinson, 1858, '59.
Samuel Roberts, Jr., 1859, '60.
Richard McDuffee, Jr., 1859, '60.
Franklin McDuffee, 1860. Simon Wentworth, 1861, '62.
Walter B. K. Hodgdon, 1861 to '63.
William J. Roberts, 1863.
Stephen E. Hayes, 1863. Jeremiah D. Evans, 1864 to '67.
Solomon Evans, 1866, '67.
Samuel Bickford, 1866, '67.
Stephen D. Wentworth, 1868, '69, '72.
John F. Torr, 1868, '69.
Hanson Evans, 1868, '69.
John II. Osborne, 1870, '71.
Nathaniel Dorman, 1871.
Samuel F. Page, 1872, '73.
John S. Calef, 1872.
Augustine S. Parshley, 1873 to 81, '83, '84, '90.
Harrison Hale, 1874 to '76.
Charles W. Dame, 1877, '78.
John Greenfield, 1877, '78, '84, '85.
Herman W. Roberts, 1879, '80.
Daniel Lothrop, 1840, '41.
Asa Roberts, 1842, '45, '64, '65.
Benjamin Horne, 1843, '56.
Daniel Rogers, 1845.
Ezra Hayes, 1845.
James Brown, 1846.
A. S. Howard, 1846.
Charles W. Evans, 1886 to '88.
John W. Meserve, 1886. John D. Parshley, 1887, '88.
George L. Hayes, 1888, '89.
Henry M. Kelley, 1889.
Daniel F. Jenness, 1889.
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