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Ashford, Connecticut
including Eastford, North Ashford, West Ashford, Phoenixville, Warrenville, Westford
First Selectmen, Postmasters

First Selectmen of Ashford, 1901-89 (may be incomplete!)
Clifton H. Wright as of 1901

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1989 Nov 7: George J. Quirk (Dem), elected; William A. Falletti (Rep), defeated.

    Postmasters at Ashford, 1802-1972 (may be incomplete!)
    David Bolles, Jr. 1802-18 Dyer Clark 1818-46 Dyer H. Clark 1846-56 Joseph Phillips 1856-63 Dyer H. Clark 1863-73 John D. Gaylord 1873-80 Emeline E. Simmons 1880 George R. Tripp 1880-81 Washington M. Whitaker 1881-83 John H. Simmons 1883-86 Dyer H. Clark 1886-89 John H. Simmons 1889-91 Emeline E. Simmons 1892-97 Dyer H. Clark 1897 Eugene B. Peck 1898 Emeline E. Simmons 1898-1901 Mary L. Poole as of 1903 Edwin M. Grant as of 1907 Anna Eva Tremko 1946-47 Anna Eva Tremko 1947-72

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1846 Sep 28: Dyer Clark, died in office.
  • 1891 Nov 12: John H. Simmons, died in office.
  • 1897 Dec 13: Dyer H. Clark, died in office.

    Eastford

    First Selectmen of Eastford, 1901-89 (may be incomplete!)
    M. F. Latham as of 1901

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1989 Nov 7: James N. Whitehouse (Rep), elected; John E. Schmidt (Dem), defeated.

    Postmasters at Eastford, 1826-1979 (may be incomplete!)
    David Bolles 1826-40 Lorenzo Bolles 1840-41 Jonathan Skinner 1841-43 Joseph Dorsett, Jr. 1843-64 Orin M. Burnum 1864-67 Benjamin B. Dorsett 1867-68 Andrew J. Bowen 1868-72 Isaac Warren 1872-85 Aaron M. Bowen 1885-89 Isaac Warren 1889-93 Aaron M. Bowen 1893-97 Isaac Warren 1897-1901 Ruth Y. Lewis 1952-54 Ruth Y. Lewis 1954-79

    North Ashford

    Postmasters at North Ashford, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    C. A. Rice as of 1901

    West Ashford

    Postmasters at West Ashford, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Mary E. Knowlton as of 1901

    Phoenixville

    Postmasters at Phoenixville, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Sarah M. Latham as of 1901

    Warrenville

    Postmasters at Warrenville, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    John A. Murphy as of 1901

    Westford

    Postmasters at Westford, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Cicero D. Chapman as of 1901

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