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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
Steere, Lucy L. Steere, Seth H. Steere's heirs, Ira W. Steere and wife, Samuel Steere, Harris Steere, Clovis W. Steere and wife, Smith A. Steere, George W. Steere, Oliver Steere, George W. Steere, Jr., William H. Steere, Oliver W. Steere, Andrew J. Steere, William C. Steere, Harriet Stone, Lyman B. Stone, Andrew L. Stone, Sayles Streeter and wife, Fannie E. Sweet, Darling E. Sweet's heirs, Nathan Sweet, Jesse B. Sweet, Thomas P. Sweet's heirs, Simeon Sweet, Timothy D. Sweet, Mary Sweet.
Norreddin Taft and wife, Richard B. Taft, Henry R. Taft, Edmund M. Taft, Henry S. Taylor, William S. Taylor, Amy P., Thorp, Nehemiah Tinkham, William C. Tourtellot, Caleb E. Tucker's heirs, Robert S. Tucker, George A. Tucker and wife, George N. and George A. Turner, William Tunmore.
Edwin J. Valentine.
Anan W. Wade, James F. Wade, Esek O. Wade, Samuel W. Wade and wife, Robert H. Wade, Charles A. Wade, Na- thaniel B. Wade, Patrick Wall, John Wall, James M. Water- man, Samuel Waldron's heirs, Ruth Waldron, Nancy Welman, Edwin Westcott, Robert H. West, Mary B. White, Charles L. Whipple, Henry C. White, Everett W. White, Benjamin White and wife, William H. White, George N. White, Benja- min A. Winsor, A. L. and Mary E. Williams, Alphonso P. Williams and wife, Emily J. Winsor, John Wilkinson, Jr., Joseph Woodhead's heirs, Joshua Woodhead.
NON-RESIDENT TAXPAYERS.
Clarence A. Aldrich, Samuel W. Aldrich, Gilbert Aldrich, William P. Angell, George A. Atwood, Daniel O. Angell, Joshua Angell, James Arnold, James Andrews, Byron A. Andrews, Albert M. Armstrong, Nelson Armstrong, Allen Austin.
Job Ballou and wife, S. C. and B. Fenner Baker, Isaac Ballard, Thomes Barnes, Albert E. Barnes, Nelson Barnes and wife, Seth Babbitt, William Bowen and wife, Alden S. Bowen, Nancy Bowen, Clovis H. Bowen's heirs, Edward S. Bowen, Cyrus Brown, Amey Brown, Isaac Brown, J. O.
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W. Brown, Allen Brown, George W. Brown, Casius C. Brown, William R. Brown, David Brayton, Stephen J. Buffum, Asie A. E. Branch.
Nell D. Cady, Alva Chase, George L. Chace, Chestnut Hill Reservoir Company, William Camm and wife, William H. Clark, Ora Clemence, Stephen H. Clemence, Joseph B. Cook, Amos W. Cook, Charles D. W. Cooper, Henry Covil, Thomas Cole.
E. Darling, William Dexter's heirs, Leonard K. Durfee.
Richard A. Eddy, James P. Eddy and wife, William Eddy, Ira P. Evans, Jr., heirs, Duty Evans, Elisha O. Evans, Duty Evans estate.
Edwin Farnum, Henry Fenner.
Libeus Gaskill's heirs, Olney Goodspeed, George W. Graves, Ray Green's heirs.
Albert A. Harris, Albert A. Hawkins, Lydia A. Hawkins, William Hanover, William W. Hawkins, Stephen P. Henry, David O. Hopkins, George F. Hopkins, Annie C. Hill, Aaron Horton.
Otis M. Irons and wife, Oliver H. Ide.
F. L. Keach, Horace A. Kimball, Charles Kimball and wife, Joseph Keach, Iscah Keach.
Simon S. Lapham, James Legg & Co., Harley Luther's heirs. Parley M. Matheson, Orin Matheson, David Mason, Sophy Martin, Sylvestere McIntyre, Sarah W. Miller, Harley Mowry and wife, Simon Mowry, Thomas Mowry, David A. Mowry, Cyrus H. Mowry and wife, Warren Moffit.
Henry C. Newall and wife.
Joseph Oatly, Stephen Olney, Cynthia P. Olney, Job Owen and wife, Thomas Owen and wife's heirs, John A. Owen.
Henry J. Paine and wife, Ransom Paine's heirs, Pascoag Reservoir Company, John F. Pitts, William H. Poole, A. F. Potter and wife, Prince A. Potter, Earle Potter and wife, Elisha Peter's heirs.
Malory Reynolds, Lafayette Reynolds and wife, Samuel Reynold's heirs, Ezra Round, Lowell D. Ross.
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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
David W. Sampson and wife, Sylvester Sayles, Sabine Sayles, Alonzo B. Shippee, Augustus Shippee George W. Smart, Nathaniel P. Smith, Andrew J. Smith, Freelove Smith, Artemas Smith, Daniel M. Smith, John Smith, Mowry Smith's heirs, John M. Smith, Francis Sprague, Ziba O. Slocum, Robert Steere, Clark Steere's heirs, Henry J. Steere, Job F. Steere, Simon S. Steere, Catherine Steere, Stephen Steere, Hiram Stone, Mary L. Sweet, Solomon S. Sweet, Angel S. Sweet.
C. Tucker, Daniel Thornton's heirs, Squire Thurber's heirs, Abram Tourtellot and wife, Charles Tucker, George A. Tucker.
Alba Wade, Asahel Waterman, Charles H. Whipple, Dan- iel S. Whipple's heirs, John Whipple, Abbie L. Whipple, Alfred A. White, Otis Williams, Eliza V. Winsor, William Winsor, Harris Wood's heirs, James R. Wood, Simon Wood- ell, Woonasquatucket Reservoir Company (David Young, and A. Horton).
Nathan Young.
JUSTICES OF PEACE IN GLOCESTER.
1777. John Pray (son of Benjamin), Jonathan Harris, Zeb- edee Hopkins, Timothy Wilmarth, Stephen Winsor, Nathaniel Wade, Jesse Winsor, John Pray.
1780. Zebedee Hopkins, John Smith (son of Benjamin), Timothy Wilmarth, Stephen Winsor, Nathaniel Wade, Samuel Winsor and Jesse Winsor.
1791. Zebedee Hopkins, John Smith (son of Benjamin), Timothy Wilmarth, Stephen Winsor, Nathaniel Wade, Samuel Winsor, Jesse Winsor, Seth Hunt, Richard Steere, Jr., Israel Cooke.
1803. Zebedee Hopkins, Timothy Wilmarth, Nathaniel Wade, Samuel Winsor, William Arnold, Bezeleel Paine, Sim- eon Steere, John Easton, Jr., and James Olney.
1806. Nathaniel Wade, Samuel Winsor, Bezeleel Paine, Simeon Steere, John Easton, Jr., James Olney, Thomas Owen, Jr., Cyrus Cooke, Jesse Tourtellot.
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1808. Nathaniel Wade, Samuuel Winsor,, Cyrus Cooke, Stephen Wilmarth, Abraham Baker, Jesse Tourtellot, Elijah Armstrong, Joseph Cady, Jr.
1811. Samuel Winsor, Jesse Tourtellot, Thomas Owen, Elijah Armstrong, Levi Brown, Stukely Turner.
1812. Thomas Owen, Elijah Armstrong, John Greene, James Wilder, Job Armstrong, David Richmond.
1813. The same as 1812.
1814. Thomas Owen, Jr., Elijah Armstrong, William Steere, John Greene, James Wilder, Job Armstrong, David Richmond, Darius Smith, Eleazer Bellows.
1815. The same as 1814.
1816. Thomas Owen, Jr., Elijah Armstrong, James Wilder, Job Armstrong, David Richmond, Eleazer Bellows, George Smith, William Steere, Jr., John Hawkins, William Wood, William Andrews.
1817. Thomas Owen, Jr., Elijah Armstrong, Job Arm- strong, David Richmond, George Smith, John Hawkins, William Wood, Anan Evans, Thomas Matheson.
1818. Stephen Wilmarth, Mowry Smith, Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, Ziba Olney, John Haw- kins.
1819. Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, Ziba Olney, John Hawkins, Isaac Wade, David Arnold.
1820. Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, Ziba Olney, John Hawkins, Amasa Eddy, Isaac Wade, David Arnold.
1821. Samuel Steere, Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, John Hawkins Amasa Eddy, Jr., Isaac Wade, David Arnold, Mowry Smith, Zephaniah Keech, Timothy Sweet.
1822. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, John Haw- kins, Amasa Eddy, Jr., David'Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Zeph- aniah Keech, Jr.
1823. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Cornell, Samuel Steere, Richard Aldrich, Daniel Evans, Jr.
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1824. The same as last year with the addition of Abra- ham Baker.
1825. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Cornell, Daniel Evans. Jr.
1826. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Cornell, Daniel Evans, Jr.
1827. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., David Arnold, Timothy Sweet, H. Cady, Daniel Cornell, Daniel Evans, Jr.
1828. Mowry Smith, Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Evans, Jr
1829. Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Evans, David Arnold, George Smith.
1830. Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah Cady, Daniel Evans, David Arnold, George Smith.
1831. Edmund T. Waldron, Amasa Eddy, Jr., Hezekiah Cady, David Arnold, George Smith, Jesse P. Ballou, Richard Steere.
1832. Edmund T. Waldron, Hezekiah Cady, David Ar- nold, George Smith, Jesse P. Ballou.
1833. Abram Baker, Elisha S. Winsor, Sabin Smith, Charles Wade, Nedabiah Angell, Solomon Sweet, Artemas Smith, Syril Steere.
1834. Abram Baker, Elisha S. Winsor, Sabin Smith, N. Angell, Solomon Sweet, Artemas Smith, E. M. Aldrich, J. S. Tourtellot, Daniel Owen, Smith Peckham.
1835. Edmund T. Waldron, David Arnold, John West- coat, George Smith, D. C. Tourtellot, Hazard P. Clark, Jesse S. Tourtellot, E. S. Winsor, Solomon Sweet.
1836. A. Baker, A. Eddy, Jr., J. S. Tourtellot, Nedabiah Angell, Solomon Sweet, Daniel Owen, William Luther, J. C. Medbury, Joseph Clark, H. W. Darling, Atwell Mowry.
1837. A. Baker, J. S. Tourtellot, B. Aldrich, H. M. Dar- ling, Ezekiel Brown, Isaac Wade, T. Sweet.
1838. Elisha Winsor, Jeptha Hunt, Richard Steere, Rus- 15
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sel Smith, Anson Smith, Welcome Sayles, A. H. Tourtellot, William Page.
1839. A. Baker, E. S. Winsor, Anson Smith, William Page, Christopher Winsor, John Peckham.
1840. E. Winsor, Anson Smith, Richard Aldrich, Wil- liam Page, Richard Steere, H. N. Cook, Russell Smith.
1841. Leonard Williams, Allen Hawkins.
1842. Abram Baker, Elisha Winsor, Richard Steere, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, H. N. Cooke, Daniel Owen.
1843. Abram Baker, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, H. N. Cooke, Joseph Winsor.
1844. Abraham Baker, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, H. N. Cooke.
1845. Abram Baker, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, Cyrus Cooke, Elisha S. Winsor.
1845. Justices of the Peace were appointed under the pro- vision of the new Constitution for several years both by the State and the town .- Jesse S. Tourtellot, Charles A. Slocum, Jesse Phetteplace, Artemas Smith, Thomas Irons, J. W. Wood, Hiram Salsbury, Enos Lapham.
1846. Jesse S. Tourtellot, Charles A. Slocum, George Smith, J. C. Medbury, S. Sweet.
1847. Pardon Hunt, Abraham Baker, Charles L. Slocum, Benjamin White, Samuel W. Hunt, Emor Smith, Thomas O. Evans Daniel Owen, Ira P. Evans, Jesse Armstrong, Cyrus Cooke, George Olney, William R. Sprague, Samuel Steere, Thomas Irons, Charles H. Steere, Allen Hawkins, Clark Steere, John M. Eddy, Ezra Hawkins, Robert Steere, George Smith.
1848. George Olney, William R. Sprague, Gridley Burn- ham, Samuel Steere, Thomas Irons Charles A. Slocum, Charles H. Steere, Ransom Paine, D. E. Sweet, Clark Steere, Ezra Hawkins, Robert Steere, Abram Baker.
1849. Abram Baker, Cyrus Cooke, Emor Smith, Anson Smith, L. R. Williams, Rufus Eastman.
1850. Thomas Irons, Harris W. Colwell, Ezra Hawkins, Gridley Burnham, Allen Hawkins, Keys Danforth, Elisha M. Aldrich, Anson Smith.
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1851. Erza Hawkins, Benedict Aldrich, Gridley Burnham, Thomas Irons, L. R. Williams, Anson Smith, J. C. Med- bury, Hiram Salsbury, Jeremiah Sheldon.
1852. Elisha M. Aldrich, Anson Smith, L. R. Williams, Benjamin Smith, Samuel Hunt. By the town : Ezra Haw- kins, Gridley Burnham, George H. Browne, John S. Plum- mer, William S. Potter.
1853. By the town : Ezra Hawkins, John Hawkins, Jesse P. Ballou, Benedict Aldrich, L. R. Williams, John M. Eddy, R. Burlingame, 2d, E. M. Aldrich, Solomon Sweet, William Greene, Anson Smith, Labin Irons.
1854. Allen Hawkins, Raymond P. Colwell, Gaius W. Hubbard, Alanson Steere, Leonard S. Williams, by the State; Samuel W. Hunt, Joseph C. Medbury, Anson Smith, John Hawkins, B. Aldrich, Benjamin Smith, by the town. Ezra Hawkins, Charles S. Randall, John M. Eddy, Gridley Burn- ham, Hiram Salsbury, Benjamin Dexter.
1855. By the town : Gridley Burnham, Benjamin Dexter, John M. Eddy, Ezra Hawkins, Charles J. Randall, Benjamin Smith, Leonard R. Williams.
1856. Ezra Hawkins, Gridley Burnham, Cyrus Farnham, Daniel Evans, L. R. Williams, Benjamin Smith.
1857. Daniel Spencer, Anson Smith, J. C. Medbury, C. E. Tucker, Thomas O. Evans, C. O. Barnes, Nelson Keech.
1858. J. B. Arnold, Daniel Spencer, Charles A. Slocum, A. Smith, Caleb E. Tucker.
1859. C. O. Barnes, D. P. Spencer, C. A. Slocum, A. Smith, C. E. Tucker, G. Burnham.
1860. George Owen, Job Owen.
1861. Clovis Bowen, Rev. George E. Hopkins, R. M. Smith, C. E. Tucker.
1862. Clovis Bowen, A. P. Williams, G. E. Hopkins, Ziba O. Slocum.
1863. A. Smith, Ziba O. Slocum, B. Aldrich, E. King- man, Clovis H. Bowen.
1864. Clovis H. Bowen, Ziba O. Slocum, Albert Smith, A. P. Williams.
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1865. Ebenezer Kingman, Ziba O. Slocum, A. C. Wil- liams.
1866. E. Ingraham, Ziba O. Slocum, A. P. Williams, Clovis H. Bowen.
1867. Clovis H. Bowen, E. Ingraham, Job Owen, Charles Slocum, Ziba O. Slocum, A. Williams.
1868. The same as 1867.
1869. Clovis H. Bowen, Jesse P. Ballou, A. Smith, George Smith, C. Slocum, Z. O. Slocum, A. P. Williams.
1870. Jesse P. Ballou, Ziba O. Slocum, C. E. Tucker. By the town : Clovis Steere, Caleb E. Tucker.
1871. The same as 1870.
1872. Jesse P. Ballou, Ziba O. Slocum, C. E. Tucker.
1873. Jesse P. Ballou, Alexander Eddy, Ziba O. Slocum.
1874. Alexander Eddy, Henry A. Randall, Ziba O. Slo- cum.
1875. Alexander Eddy, Henry A. Randall, Ziba O. Slo- cum.
1876. Alexander Eddy, Henry A. Randall, Ziba O. Slo- cum.
1877. Henry A. Randall.
1878. Reuben J. Brown, Henry A. Randall, William Simmons, Edward Smith, Clovis W. Steere.
1879. Reuben J. Brown, Charles W. Farnum, Henry A. Sayles, A. P. Williams, H. A. Randall, C. M. Keach.
1880. Reuben J. Brown, Charles W. Farnum.
1881. Reuben J. Brown, Charles W, Farnum.
1882. Charles W. Farnham, by the county ; elected by the town : Henry A. Randall and James B. Reynolds.
1883. Charles W. Farnum, P. Ham, Henry A. Sayles, by the county.
1884 Charles W. Farnum.
1885. Cyrus Farnum, Henry A. Sayles.
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DEPUTIES FROM GLOCESTER DURING THE COLONIAL PERIOD.
1731. Mr. Elisha Knowlton, Walter Phetteplace.
1732. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Job Comstock.
1733. Mr. Elisha Knowlton, Mr. Zachariah Eddy.
1734. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1735. Mr. Elisha Knowlton, Capt. John Smith.
1736. Mr. John Barns, Mr. Walter Phetteplace.
1737. Mr. John Smith.
1738. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1739. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
I740. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1741. Mr. Edward Mitchell, Mr. Richard Steere.
1742. Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1743. Mr. John Walton, Capt. Isaiah Inman.
1744.
Capt. John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1745. 1746.
Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Walter Phetteplace.
Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Walter Phetteplace.
1747.
Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Abraham Tourtelott.
1748.
Mr. Richard Steere, Col. Richard Smith.
1749. Mr. Richard Steere, Maj. Richard Smith.
1750. Mr. Richard Smith, Mr. Benjamin Smith.
1751. Maj. Richard Smith, Capt. Timothy Wilmot.
1752. Col. Richard Smith, Mr. Andrew Brown.
1753. Col. Richard Smith, Capt. Joseph Winsor.
1754- Mr. Richard Steere, Col. Richard Smith.
1755. Capt John Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1756. Mr. John Walton, Mr. Silas Williams.
1757. Capt. Richard Smith, Mr. Richard Steere.
1758. Capt. Timothy Wilmarth, Mr. Benjamin Smith.
1759. Capt. Joseph Winsor, Capt. Rufus Smith.
1760. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Silas Williams.
1761. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Timothy Wilmarth.
1 762. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Joseph Winsor.
1763. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Jonathan Harris.
1764. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. Benjamin Smith.
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1765. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Israel Arnold.
1 766. Mr. Richard Steere, Mr. John Smith, Jr.
1767. Maj. Rufus Smith, Mr. Stephen Steere.
1768. Mr. Richard Steere, Capt. Israel Arnold.
1769. Mr. Thomas Owen, Maj. Rufus Smith.
1770. Maj. Rufus Smith, Mr. Thomas Owen.
1771.
Mr. Timothy Wilmarth, Mr. Zebedee Hopkins, Jr.
1772.
Mr. Abraham Waterman, Mr. Thomas Wood.
1773.
Mr. Solomon Owen, Mr. Caleb Arnold.
1774.
Mr. Silas Williams, Mr. Chad Brown.
1775. Mr. Silas Williams, Mr. Daniel Owen.
1776. Mr. Richard Steere, Col. Chad Brown.
1777.
Mr. John Smith, Jr., Mr. Stephen Winsor.
1778.
Timothy Wilmarth, Esq., Mr. Caleb Arnold.
1779.
Mr. John Smith, Mr. Daniel Owen.
1780.
Asa Kimball, Esq., Mr. Reuben Mason.
1781.
Mr. Simon Smith.
1782.
John Smith, Esq., Mr. Israel Cooke.
1783.
Daniel Owen, Esq., Stephen Steere, Esq.
1784.
Mr. Stephen Steere.
1785.
Daniel Owen, Esq., Mr. Simon Smith.
1786.
Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1787. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1788. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1789. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1 790. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
1791.
Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq.
. 1792. Mr. Seth Hunt, Stephen Winsor, Esq. October,
Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL ASSEM- BLY FROM GLOCESTER.
1793. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1794. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1795. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1 796. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
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1797. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Mr. Silas Thayer.
1798. Samuel Winsor, Esq., Daniel Mowry, Esq.
1799. Mr. Simeon Smith, Nathaniel Wade, Esq.
1 800. Mr. Simeon Smith, Nathaniel Wade, Esq.
1801. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Pitt Smith.
1802. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Pitt Smith.
1 803. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Solomon Owen, Esq.
1804. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Solomon Owen.
1805. Mr. Asa Burlingame, Mr. Solomon Owen.
1806. Mr. William Steere, Jr., Mr. Solomon Owen.
1807. Mr. William Steere, Jr., Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1808. Mr. William Steere, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1809. Mr. William Steere, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1810. Mr. William Steere, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1811. Mr. Hazael Peckham, Mr. Jesse Tourtellot.
1812. William Steere, Esq., Cyrus Cooke, Esq.
1813. Jesse Tourtellot, Esq., Cyrus Cooke, Esq.
1814. Jesse Tourtellot, Esq., Cyrus Cooke, Esq.
1815. Mr. Thomas Brown, Mr. Chad Sayles.
1816. Thomas Brown, Esq., Mr. Chad Sayles.
1817. Mr. Chad Sayles, Jesse Tourtellot, Esq.
1818. Mr. Amherst Kimball, Mr. Joseph Wilmarth.
1819. Jesse Tourtellot, Esq., Mr. William Wade, Jr.
1820. William Wade, Jr., Esq., Arnold Brown, Esq.
1821. Ziba Olney, William Wade, Jr.
1822. Ziba Olney, Timothy Sweet.
1823. Ziba Olney, Samuel Steere.
1824. Daniel Cornell, Seth Peckham, Jr.
1825. Daniel Cornell, Seth Peckham, Jr.
1826. Daniel Cornell, Ziba Olney.
1827. Cyrus Cooke, Daniel Cornell.
1828. Daniel Cornell, Simon Smith, Jr.
1829. Simon Smith, Jr., William Wade.
1830. Simon Smith, Jr., David Arnold.
1831. Simon Smith, Jr., David Arnold.
1832. Job Armstrong, Hezekiah Cady.
1833. Amasa Eddy, Jr., Rensellaer B. Smith.
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1834. Amasa Eddy, Jr., Rensellaer B. Smith.
1835. Amasa Eddy, Jr., Rensellaer B. Smith.
1836. Samuel Y. Atwell, Nelson S. Eddy.
1837. Samuel Y. Atwell, Nelson S. Eddy.
IS38. Ziba Olney, Allen Hawkins.
1839. Charles A. Slocum, Robert Steere.
1840. Samuel Y. Atwell, Abram Baker.
1841. Samuel Y. Atwell, Abram Baker.
1842. Cyrus Farnum, William Stead.
SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
1843. Samuel Steere, senator ; Cyrus Farnum, William Steere, representatives.
1844. Samuel Steere, senator ; Jeremiah Sheldon, Cyrus Farnum, representatives.
1845. Samuel Steere, senator ; Stephen K. Fiske, Jesse S. Tourtellot, representatives.
1846. Amasa Eddy, senator ; Jesse S. Tourtellot, William Luther, representatives.
1847. Amasa Eddy, senator ; Smith Peckham, Cyrus Far- num, representatives.
1848. Amasa Eddy, senator ; Smith Peckham, Cyrus Far- num, representatives.
1849. Samuel Potter, senator; George H. Browne, Sam- uel Steere, representatives.
1850. Samuel Potter, senator ; George H. Browne, Sam- uel Steere, representatives.
1851. Thomas Barnes, senator ; George H. Browne, Jonathan Tourtellot, representatives.
1852. Thomas Barnes, senator; George H. Browne, Jesse P. Ballou, representatives.
1853. Cyrus Farnum, senator; Jesse P. Ballou, George L. Owen, representatives.
1873. George H. Browne, senator ; Jeremiah Sheldon,
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1854. Cyrus Farnum, senator; Jesse P. Ballou, George L. Owen, representatives.
1855. Smith Peckham, senator ; William S. Potter, Seril W. Clemence, representatives.
1856. Smith Peckham, senator ; Seril W. Clemence, Wil- liam S. Potter, representatives.
1857. Smith Peckham, senator ; William S. Potter, Reu- ben A. Clemence, representatives.
1858. Smith Peckham, senator ; Lafayette Reynolds, Gaius W. Hubbard, representatives.
1859. Smith Peckham, senator ; Lafayette Reynolds, Gaius W. Hubbard, representatives.
1860. Daniel Evans, senator ; L. Reynolds, Gaius W. Hubbard, representatives.
1861. Daniel Evans, senator ; George Smith, representa- tive.
1862. Daniel Evans, senator; George Smith, representa- tive.
1 863. Lafayette Reynolds, senator; George Smith, repre- sentative.
1864. Lafayette Reynolds, senator; George S. Owen, representative.
1865. Gaius W. Hubbard, senator ; George S. Owen, representative.
1866. Gaius W. Hubbard, senator ; Elias Carpenter, Jr., representative.
1867. Alexander Eddy, senator; Elias Carpenter, Jr., representative.
1868. Smith Peckham, senator; Elias Carpenter, repre- sentative.
1869. Alexander Eddy, senator ; Stephen Eddy, Jr., representative.
1870. Elias Carpenter, senator ; Smith Peckham, repre- sentative.
1871. George H. Browne, senator ; Smith Peckham, representative.
1872. George H. Browne, senator; Jeremiah Sheldon, representative.
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1873. George H. Browne, senator; Jeremiah Sheldon, representative.
1874. Ziba O. Slocum, senator ; Jeremiah Sheldon, repre- sentative.
1875. Ziba O. Slocum, senator ; Jeremiah Sheldon, repre- sentative.
1876. Ziba O. Slocum, senator ; Raymond P. Colwell, representative.
1877. Ziba O. Slocum, senator ; Raymond P. Colwell, representative.
1878. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Fenner R. White, representative.
1879. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Fenner R. White, representative.
1880. Philip W. Hawkins, senator; Fenner R. White, representative.
1881. Philip W. Hawkins, senator ; Henry C. White, representative.
1882. Philip W. Hawkins, senator ; Henry C. White, representative.
1883. Philip W. Hawkins, senator ; Henry C. White, representative.
1884. Philip W. Hawkins, senator ; Henry C. White, representative.
1885. Philip W. Hawkins, senator ; Reuben A. Clemence, representative.
TOWN OFFICERS.
1820. Town Council-Samuel Steere, Ahab Sayles, Sam- uel Potter, David Arnold, Chad Sayles, Richard Aldrich, Seth Peckham, Jr.
Town Auctioneers - Zephaniah Keach, Jr., Timothy Sweet, Nathan Blackmar.
Overseers of the Poor-George Bowen, Jr., Richard Bur- lingame, Philip Waldron.
Pound Keepers - Joseph Cady, Amherst Kimball, Jere- miah Steere, Asel Phetteplace.
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Surveyor General- Robert Steere.
Minister - Rev. John Hunt.
Assessors of Taxes - Jesse Tourtellot, Daniel Evans, Benjamin White, Philip Waldron.
1821. Town Clerk- Joseph Bowen.
Town Council-Samuel Steere, William Tourtellot, David Arnold, Chad Sayles, Seth Peckham, Jr., Eleazer Lovell, Philip Waldron.
Town Sergeant - Timothy Sweet.
Town Treasurer- Robert Steere.
Overseers of the Poor - George Bowen, Jr., Richard -Bur- lingame, Stephen Cooper.
Physicians- Joseph Bowen, E. T. Waldron, Daniel Bel- lows, Allen Potter.
Attorneys - Asel Steere, John. B. Snow.
1822. Town Clerk-Joseph Bowen.
Town Council-Samuel Steere, William Tourtellot, David Arnold, Chad Sayles, Jesse Armstrong, E. Lovell, Timothy Sweet.
Town Sergeant-Harris Medbury.
Overseers of the Poor-G. Bowen, Jr., Sayles Brown, E. T. Waldron.
Physicians- Joseph Bowen, Edward T. Waldron, Eleazer Bellows, Allen Potter, Solomon Sayles.
Attorneys - Asel Steere, J. B. Snow.
The annual town meeting for electing town officers and making appropriations is on the first Monday in June.
The Town Council and Probate Court meet the second Saturday in every month, at the Town Clerk's office, at 2 P. M.
The Justice Court meets every Saturday at the same place at II A. M.
The Town Council of several towns constitute a Court of Justice.
State town tax on $100, 12 cents. Town tax on $100, 65 cents.
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HISTORY OF GLOCESTER.
The Board of Assessors for 1884-5 return the value of real estate, $872,250 ; personal property, $552,650.
Population in Glocester in 1748, 1,202. In 1774, 2,945. In 1790, 4,025. After the division in 1810, 2,310. In 1854, 3,000. By this year's census, (1885,) 1,915.
Polls in Glocester in 1776, 488. Polls in Providence in 1776, 453-
Number of square miles in Glocester, 532.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1885.
Moderator - Edwin J. Valentine.
Town Clerk - Charles W. Farnum ; also Coroner.
Town Treasurer-Everett W. White.
Town Sergeant-John A. Staples.
Town Council-Gilbert Rounds, Richard Barnes, Jeremiah Sheldon, A. C. G. Smith, James B. Reynolds.
Tax Collector-Alexander Eddy ; also Deputy Sheriff.
Overseer of the Poor- William A. Potter.
Assessors -Charles W. Farnum, Jeremiah Sheldon, Oliver W. Steere.
Senator to the General Assembly-Philip W. Hawkins. Representative to the General Assembly - Henry C. White ; (called Senators and Representatives after 1797.)
Justices of the Peace-C. W. Farnum, Henry Sayles.
School Committee -George A. Harris, M. D., Mrs. Mary O. Arnold, Lyman B. Stone.
School Superintendent -Thomas Irons ; salary, $100.
The town receives from the State $1,404. 50 school money ; from registry taxes, $95.00; from dog tax, $131.70. The town fund, $2,004.50.
There are three post offices in the town; one at Chepa- chet, as spoken of in another place ; one at West Glocester, Clarence A. Keech, postmaster; one at Harmony, in the eastern part of the town, Henry A. Randall, postmaster. In the town there are 477 families and 473 houses.
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