VI. list of public officers.
Officers of the Northwest Precinct in Cambridge, 1732-1807.
Prudential Committee-men.
Henry Dunster, 1733, 1734. James Cutler, 1733, 1736, 1737, 1739, 1740, 1750-62. Ephraim Frost, 1733, 1734, 1738, 1741, 1749. Joseph Adams, 1733-35, 1739-41, 1753. Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., 1733, 1736, 1739, 1748, 1749. John Fillebrown, 1734, 1738. Samuel Whittemore, 1734, 1737, 1738, 1740, 1747. William Russell, 1735. John Winship, 1735, 1737, 1741, 1742. John Butterfield, 1735, 1737, 1743-45. John Swan, 1736. John Cutter, 1736, 1738-46. Abraham Hill, 1736. Walter Russell, 1736. Samuel Cutter, 1737. Thomas Wellington, 1737. Capt. Philip Carteret, 1738, 1739, 1743, 1746. 1750, 1751, 1756-68, 1760. Seth Reed, 1740, 1752-55, 1761-63, 1766-67 (dismissed and thanks voted for past service). William Dickson, 1741. Joseph Russell, 1742, 1747, 1759, 1764. Nathaniel Francis, 1744, 1745, 1748, 1749. Francis Locke, 1746, 1747. Francis Bowman, 1748. Zechariah Hill, 1760, 1751. Thomas Hall, 1762-55. Gershom Cutter, 1754-58 (1775—declined). Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1756, 1757, 1759, 1760. Jason Russell, 1768, 1761-63. Joseph Adams, Jr., 1759, 1760, 1765-67. Joseph Wellington, 1761-63. Capt. Thomas Adams, 1764. William Cutler, 1764. Daniel Brown, 1765-67 (1772, 1781—declined). Patten Russell, 1767-70. William Bowman, 1768-70 (1771—excused). Samuel Frost, 1768, 1769 (1770—excused). Samuel Locke, 1770 (excused). Ensign William Adams, 1770—declined; 1773, 1774 (1775, Capt.—declined). Nehemiah Cutter, 1770-72. Walter Russell, 1770 (in room of Patten Russell, who had moved out of town), 1771, 1773-77 (1781—declined). Ebenezer Swan, 1771 (1772—excused). Samuel Cutter, 1772 (1781—declined). Ammi Cutter, 1772, 1791. Philip Bemis, 1773-76 (1776—excused). Benjamin Locke, 1775 (1776—excused). Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1776-85. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1776, 1777. Thomas Whittemore, 1778-84. Philemon Russell, 1778-80 (1781—declined), 1782-84. Amos Warren, 1781—declined; 1784, 1785. Thomas Russell, 1781—declined; 1786—declined. Benjamin Piper, 1781. John Adams, 1785—declined; 1792, 1793, 1802-05. Samuel Butterfield, 1785, 1786 (1787—declined). Jeduthun Wellington, 1786-90, 1797-1801. Seth Wyman, 1786-90. George Prentice, 1787-90, 1797-1805. Samuel Locke, 1791-93. Philip Whittemore, 1791. James Russell, 1792, 1793, 1806. Capt. Solomon Peirce, 1794, 1795. Benjamin Cutter, 1794-1801. Seth Frost, 1794-96. Amos Frost, 1796. Daniel Adams, 1802-07. Jonathan Whittemore, 1806, 1807. Noah Russell, 1807.[168]
Precinct Clerks.
John Cutter, 1733-65—thanks extended him in 1767 for many years' service. Ammi Cutter, 1766, 1767, 1772, 1784, 1786. Thomas Hall, Jr., 1768, 1769. William Whittemore, 1770, 1771 (1772—declined serving—thanks voted for past services), 1782-84. Walter Russell, 1773-81. John Cutter, Jr., 1786-88. Samuel Locke, 1789-1805. Thomas Russell, J., 1806, 1807.Precinct Treasurers.
John Fillebrown, 1733. John Cutter, 1734. Joseph Adams, 1735-50—thanks extended to him in 1767 for past service. Lieut. Samuel Whittemore, 1751-67—thanks were extended to him, 1767, for past service. John Cutter, Jr., 1758-61. Dea. Joseph Adams, 1762-67—thanked, 1767, treasurer five years. Continued in office, 1768-81. In 1788 compensation was allowed him for 19 years service as Treasurer. Lieut. Samuel Cutter, 1782. Capt. William Adams, 1783, 1784 (1785—declined). Lieut. Daniel Brown, 1785 (declined). William Whittemore, 1785 (1786—excused). Seth Wyman, 1786—excused. Samuel Whittemore, Jr., 1786 (1787—excused). Samuel Locke, 1787—refused; 1788—excused. Jeduthun Wellington, 1787-92. Ebenezer Hall, 1793-1807.Precinct assessors.
Ephraim Frost, 1733, 1734, 1736, 1738, 1741, 1749. Joseph Adams, 1733, 1734, 1753. Jonathan Butterfield, Jr., 1733, 1734, 1736, 1739, 1747-49. John Butterfield, 1735, 1743-45. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1735. Thomas Hall, 1735, 1752-55. James Cutler, 1736, 1737, 1739, 1740, 1750-52. John Cutter, 1737, 1741, 1743-45. Samuel Cutter, 1737. Samuel Whittemore, 1737 (in place of Samuel Cutter, dec'd), 1738, 1740, 1747. Capt. Philip Carteret, 1738, 1739, 1743, 1746,1 1750, 1751, 1756-55, 1760. Seth Reed, 1740, 1752-65, 1761-63, 1765-67. William Dickson, 1741, 1742. John Winship, 1742. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1742, 1754-58. Nathaniel Francis, 1744, 1745, 1748, 1749. Francis Locke, 1746, 1747. Zechariah Hill, 1746, 1750, 1751. Joseph Russell, 1747, 1759, 1764. Francis Bowman, 1748. Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1756, 1757, 1759, 1760. Jason Russell, 1758, 1761-63. Joseph Adams, Jr., 1759, 1760, 1765-1767. Joseph Wellington, 1761-63. Capt. Thomas Adams, 1764. William Cutler, 1764. Daniel Brown, 1765-67. Patten Russell, 1767-70. William Bowman, 1768-70. Samuel Frost, 1768, 1769. Nehemiah Cutter, 1770-72. Walter Russell, 1770, 1771, 1773-77. Ebenezer Swan, 1771. Samuel Cutter, 1772. Ammi Cutter, 1772, 1791. Philip Bemis, 1773-75. Ens. William Adams, 1773, 1774. Benjamin Locke, 1775. Ephraim Frost, Jr., 1776-86, 1794. Gershom Cutter, Jr., 1776, 1777. Thomas Whittemore, 1778-84. Philemon Russell, 1778-80, 1782-84. Benjamin Piper, 1781. Amos Warren, 1784, 1785. [169] Thomas Russell, 1785—declined. John Adams, 1785—declined; 1792, 1793, 1795, 1801, 1807. Samuel Butterfield, 1785, 1786. Jeduthun Wellington, 1786-90, 1794, 1796. Seth Wyman, 1786-90, 1794. George Prentice, 1787-90, 1799, 1800, 1803-05. Samuel Locke, 1791-93, 1795. Philip Whittemore, 1791. James Russell, 1792. Jonathan Perry, 1793. Benjamin Cutter, 1795, 1796, 1801, 1802. Capt. Stephen Frost, 1796, 1797. Daniel Reed, 1797-99. Seth Frost, 1797, 1798. Ebenezer Hall, 1798-1800. James Cutter, 1799—declined. Ebenezer Cutter, 1800. David Hill, 1801, 1802. John Estabrook, 1801. Jonathan Whittemore, 1802. Ichabod Fessenden, 1803, 1804. Daniel Reed, 1803-07. Jonas Peirce, 1805-07. William Hill Jr., 1806.Precinct Collectors.
John Winship, 1733. Ephraim Cook, 1734—fined for failing to serve. Jason Winship, 1734. William Cutter, 1735. Zechariah Hill, 1736. Joseph Bemis, 1737. David Dunster, 1738—fined for refusing to serve. John Fillebrown, 1738. William Butterfield, 1738. Moses Harrington, 1739. Walter Russell, Jr., 1740. James Cutler, Jr., 1741. Joseph Belknap, 1742—fined. William Robbins, 1742. Samuel Swan, 1743. George Cutter, 1744. William Withington, 1745. William Winship, Jr., 1746. Francis Locke, 1747. Timothy Swan, 1748. Joseph Frost, 1749—fined for not serving. Samuel Frost, 1749 (1771—fined). Aaron Cutter, 1760 Joseph Russell, 1761. Richard Cutter, 1752. William Adams, 1753. Jason Dunster, 1754. Walter Dickson, 1755. Thomas Cutter, 1756. Samuel Locke, 1757. Jonathan Cutter, 1758. Patten Russell, 1759. Samuel Russell, 1760. John Swan, 1761. Jason Winship, Jr., 1762—dismissed; again chosen, 1766. Seth Russell, 1762, 1777, 1778. Benjamin Locke, 1763. Thomas Reed, 1764. Ephraim Cook, 1765. Samuel Swan, 1767—dismissed. Ebenezer Prentice, 1767. William Whittemore, 1768, 1769. Francis Locke, Jr., 1769. James Perry, 1770. Joseph Belknap, Jr., 1771. Walter Russell, 1772—excused. Zechariah Hill, 1772. Samuel Cutter, Jr., 1773, 1774. Aaron Swan, 1774—excused. Joshua Kendall, 1775—excused. Joseph Wellington, 1775. William Cutler, 1776—excused. Samuel Whittemore, Jr., 1776, 1777. Samuel Hill 1777, 1780. Amos Warren, 1779—excused. (A committee was chosen to hire a collector in 1779.) William Cutter, 1781, 1785. Jeduthun Wellington, 1782. Jonathan Perry, 1783, 1790, 1791. Seth Stone, 1784, 1788 (The collectorship set up at vendue, 1788.) Dea. Joseph Adams, 1786. Enoch Wellington, 1787. Eben'r Hall (collector for Mr. Fiske's settlement), 1788. Noah Russell, 1789, 1804, 1805. George Prentice, 1792, 1795-1801, 1806, 1807. Samuel Hunt, 1793. Lieut. James Russell, 1794. Ebenezer Cutter, 1802. Ebenezer Thompson, 1803.[170]
Principal town officers of West Cambridge, 1807-1867.
Representatives.
Samuel Butterfield, 1808-11. Thomas Russell, 1812-17 (1818—none sent), 1819-21 (1822—none sent), 1823-27 (1828—none sent). Benjamin Locke, Esq., 1829-31. Leonard Green, 1832, 1833, 1835. Joshua Avery, 1834, 1836, 1837. James Russell, Esq., 1838, 1839 (resigned), 1841, 1842. William Locke, 2d, 1838-40. Jesse P. Pattee, 1840. George Stearns, 1843. Josiah H. Russell, 1844. Joseph O. Wellington, 1845 (1846—none sent). William Dickson, 1847 (1848—none sent). Reuben Hopkins, 1849. David W. Horton, 1850. Mansur W. Marsh, 1851. Nehemiah M. Fessenden, 1852, 1865. Albert Winn, 1863, 1861. Rev. George Hill, 1864. John Schouler, 1856. Moses Proctor, 1857 (Sixth Middlesex District—with town of Winchester). Joseph Burrage, 1859. Samuel Butterfield, 1863. Joseph S. Potter, 1865-67.Selectmen.
Jonathan Whittemore, 1807, 1808. Daniel Adams, 1807-12. John Tufts, 1807, 1808. Samuel Locke, Esq., 1807 (1808—excused). William Whittemore, Jr., 1807, Esq. 1808. James Hill, 1808. George Prentiss, 1809-12. Thomas Russell, Jr., 1809-25. James Perry, 1813-22. Walter Russell, 1813-18. Benjamin Locke, 1819-22. William Locke, 2d, 1823-26, 1836 (thanks of town voted 1837, for his long and faithful services). Jonathan Frost, 1823-25. Charles Wellington, 1826-31. Joshua Avery, 1826-36 (thanks of town voted 1837, for his long and faithful services in this office). Henry Wellington, 1827-29. Abner Peirce, 1830-35. Edward Smith, 1832-36 (thanks of town voted 1837, for his services in this office). James Russell, Esq., 1837-44. Philip B. Fessenden, 1837-40. Leonard Green, 1837-40. Mansur W. Marsh, 1841-48, 1851-53, 1855-57. Walter Fletcher, 1841-43. John Schouler, 1844-46, 1853. Josiah H. Russell, 1846, 1846. William Dickson, 1847-60, 1854-57. Albert Winn, 1847-50, 1862, 1863, 1866, 1857. Amos Hill, Jr., 1849. Joseph O. Wellington, 1850, 1854. Lewis P. Bartlett, 1851, 1862. Moses Proctor, 1851. Washington J. Lane, 1854, 1858-63. George C. Russell, 1855. Samuel Butterfield, 1858-66. Samuel F. Woodbridge, 1858-62 (resigned, and thanks of town voted). William Stowe, 1862 (declined). Samuel S. Davis, 1863-67. Reuben Hopkins, 1864. Joseph S. Potter, 1865-67. George Hill, 1867 (declined).Assessors.
George Prentiss, 1808-11, 1816. Benjamin Locke, 1808-19. Samuel Butterfield, 1808-11, 1814, 1815. Daniel Adams, 1812, 1813. Isaac Locke, 1812-16, 1820-25, 1835-38. John Adams, 1816. James Hill, 1817-19. William Locke, Jr., 1817-19, 2d, 1820, 1821, Jr., 1822, 2d, 1823-25, Esq., 1842, 1843, 1846. Joshua Avery, 1820-22, 1838. Miles Gardner, 1823-25, 1827, 1828. [171] Jonathan Frost, 2d, 1826-28 (excused 1828). John Perry, 1826-31. Walter Russell, 1826. Ephraim Tufts, 1828 (excused). Amos Hill, 1828 (excused). George Stearns, 1828-34. Reuben Johnson, 1829-34. Kimball Farmer, 1832-34. David Dodge, 1835-41. Benjamin Hill, 1835-37. Mansur W. Marsh, 1839-41, 1843. Charles Muzzey, 1839-41. Daniel Cady, 1843. Abbot Allen, 1844. Thomas P. Peirce, 1844, 1845, 1848. Silas Frost, 1844, 1845. William Dickson, 1845, 1846, 1850-60 (resigned). Isaiah Jenkins, 1846. Daniel Clark, 1847. Edwin Locke, 1847. Davis Locke, 1847. Washington J. Lane, 1848, 1851, 1852, 1854, 1857-63. Joseph O. Wellington, 1848, 1849, 1855. David Clark, 1849, 1850. Albert Winn, 1849, 1866, 1867. Stephen Symmes, Jr., 1860-67. George A. Locke, 1853. George C. Russell, 1856, 1864, 1865. Samuel S. Davis, 1860-63. David Crosby, 1864. George Y. Wellington, 1865, 1866. Abel R. Proctor, 1867.Town Clerks.
Thomas Russell, Jr., 1807-25 (1826—excused). Timothy Wellington, 1826-34. Henry Whittemore, 1835 (excused). Isaac Shattuck, Jr., 1835-38. Benjamin Poland, 1839-42. William Whittemore, Jr. . 1843-45 (resigned). William M. Chase, 1845. Moses Proctor, 1846-52. John Locke, 1853-55. Abel R. Proctor, 1856-67.Town Treasurers.
John Adams, 1807-18. Walter Russell, 1819-26, 1831 (resigned). Gershom Whittemore, 1827, 1828. Isaac Hill, 1829 (resigned). Col. Thomas Russell, 1830. Benjamin Hill, 1830-38. Abbot Allen, 1839-46. Thomas J. Russell, 1847. Josiah H. Russell, 1848-59. Abel R. Proctor, 1860-67.General School Committee-men, since 1827. See History of town for that year.
Timothy Wellington, 1827, 1831, 1834, 1835. Miles Gardner, 1827. Walter Russell, 1827. Col. Thomas Russell, 1827, 1831, 1837. James Russell, Esq., 1828, 1829, 1882, 1839-41. Charles Wellington, 1828. Jonathan M. Dexter, 1828, 1829, 1835-1837. Rev. Ebenezer Nelson, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1833—thanks of the town extended for his faithful services as one of the school committee, in 1834. Rev. F. H. Hedge, 1830, 1832, 1833. James Nason, 1830, 1832 (vacant by removal from town). James Brown, 1831. Isaac Locke, 1832 (resigned). George A. Locke, 1833, 1834, 1849. David Dodge. 1834-38 (excused), 1842 (excused). Rev. David Damon, 1836-38. Henry Whittemore, Esq., 1837, 1838, 1847, 1848. William Hill, 2d, 1837, 1838. Philip B. Fessenden, 1838. William W. Wellington, 1838 (excused). Samuel L. Cutter, 1838. Rev. Timothy C. Tingley, 1839-41. William Locke, 2d, 1839 (excused). John Fowle, 1839, 1840. Abner Peirce, 1839. Mansur W. Marsh, 1839-41, 1848, 1850. Nathan Robbins, 1840. [172] Rev. J. C. Waldo, 1842 (excused), 1846, 1847. Luke Wyman, 1842, 1843. Joseph Hill, 1842-44. Josiah H. Russell, 1842, 1844. Moses Proctor, 1842, 1843, 1858-60. George C. Russell, 1842, 1847. George Holden, 1843. Ebenezer P. Peirce, 1843-45, 1847. Rev. William Ware, 1844, 1845. Luke Wyman, Jr., 1844. Rev. Francis Horton, 1845-48, 1863. Rev. George J. Carlton, 1846. Rev. Willard Spalding, 1848. John Field, 1848. David W. Horton, 1849, 1850. Rev. James F. Brown, 1849. Abner Gardner, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1854. John Schouler, 1849. William J. Niles, 1850 (resigned). Thomas P. Peirce, 1850 (excused), 1863. John P. Wyman, 1850, 1856. Dr. Howland Holmes, 1850. Rev. George Hill, 1850, 1851-56, 1868, 1859. Stephen Symmes, Jr., 1851, 1854, 1859-1861. Joseph O. Wellington, 1851, 1852, 1857. Addison Hill, 1851, 1853-55. Joseph Burrage, 1852, 1853. James E. Bailey, 1852. Rev. Joseph Banvard, 1853. Dr. Joseph Underwood, 1854, 1855, 1857. Dr. J. L. Alexander, 1865. Rev. Samuel B. Swaim, 1856, 1860-62. William E. Parmenter, Esq., 1856-67. Dr. Richard L. Hodgdon, 1856, 1857. Warren S. Frost, 1866. Josiah Crosby, 1857, 1859-67. Edwin Locke, 1858. John Adams, 1858. John D. Freeman, 1858-63 (resigned). Rev. Daniel R. Cady, 1861-67. Rev. William E. Gibbs, 1862-67. Rev. Samuel Abbot Smith, 1863-66 (deceased). Henry Swan, 1864-67. Samuel G. Damon, 1866-67. Rev. Amos Harris, 1867 (declined). Rev. Charles C. Salter, 1867.Principal town officers of Arlington, 1867-1879. representatives.
Joseph S. Potter, 1867. Jesse Bacon, 1869. J. Winslow Peirce, 1872. Samuel D. Hicks, 1875. William G. Peck, 1877, 1879.Selectmen.
Samuel S. Davis, 1867, 1871. Joseph S. Potter, 1867, 1868. Charles H. Crane, 1867. J. Winslow Peirce, 1868-71, 1873. Jacob F. Hobbs, 1868-70, 1872. Otis Green, 1868, 1869. George C. Russell, 1870. Warren Rawson, 1871, 1872. John S. Crosby, 1872. Jesse Bacon, 1872. James Durgin, 1872, 1874-78. Henry Mott, 1873, 1878, 1879. Henry Swan, 1873. John Schouler, 1874-77. William G. Peck, 1874-77. William H. Allen, 1878, 1879. James A. Bailey, 1879.Assessors.
Stephen Symmes, Jr., 1867. Albert Winn, 1867, 1868. Abel R. Proctor, 1867. Addison Hill, 1868-71. John F. Allen, 1868-72. George C. Russell, 1869-71. Ira O. Carter, 1872. Henry Mott, 1872, 1873-79. B. Delmont Locke, 1873-79. Charles Schwamb, 1873. Thomas. P. Peirce, 1873-79.[173]
