The Political Graveyard: Canton, Connecticut

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Canton, Connecticut
including Canton Center, North Canton, Collinsville
First Selectmen, Postmasters

First Selectmen of Canton, 1888-1989 (may be incomplete!)
Frederick W. Brainard as of 1888 Josiah B. Lougee as of 1901 F. M. Mills as of 1904 Josiah B. Lougee as of 1906 A. H. Cushing as of 1907 Louis E. Thayer as of 1909 Howard A. Parish as of 1910-11 Howard A. Parish as of 1919-20 Josiah B. Lougee as of 1922-24 LeRoy B. Miner as of 1937

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1989 Nov 7: Mary E. Fletcher (Dem), elected; Bernard A. Schmitt, defeated.

Postmasters at Canton, 1816-1903 (may be incomplete!)
Jared Mills, Jr. as of 1816 Roman Segar as of 1885-87 William C. Phelps as of 1901 William L. Bush as of 1903

Canton Center

Postmasters at Canton Center, 1885-1903 (may be incomplete!)
G. A. Curtis as of 1885 G. W. Lamphier as of 1887 Walter S. Case as of 1901-03

North Canton

Postmasters at North Canton, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
Henry Adams as of 1901

Collinsville

Postmasters at Collinsville, 1885-1901 (may be incomplete!)
Emerson A. Hough as of 1885-87 George P. Edwards as of 1901

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