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Greenwich, Connecticut
including Cos Cob, Glenville, Hawthorne, Riverside, Sound Beach
First Selectmen, Wardens, Postmasters

First Selectmen of Greenwich, 1888-2012 (may be incomplete!)
J. Albert Lockwood as of 1888 Nathaniel A. Knapp as of 1896 J. Albert Lockwood as of 1897-1900 James G. Willson as of 1901 Silas D. Ritch as of 1904-09 Henry P. Crawford as of 1910-15 Newton S. Johnson as of 1916-21 Oscar D. Tuthill 1921-36 Eugene S. Loughlin 1937-38 Wilbur M. Peck 1939-51 C. Carleton Gisborne 1952-55 Walter A. Hayes as of 1956-57 John B. Margenot, Jr. as of 1987 Peter J. Tesei as of 2011-12

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1935 Oct 7: Oscar D. Tuthill (Rep), elected.
  • 1936 Sep 29: Oscar D. Tuthill, died in office.
  • 1937 Oct 4: Eugene S. Loughlin (Rep), elected; Leonard S. Clark (Dem), defeated.
  • 1947 Nov 4: Wilbur M. Peck (Rep), elected; A. Porter Waterman (Dem), defeated.
  • 1951 Nov 6: C. Carleton Gisborne (Rep), elected; John F. Sullivan (Dem), defeated.
  • 1953 Oct 13: Leonard F. Whelan (Dem), nominated; John F. Sullivan (Dem), defeated in primary.
  • 1953 Oct 13: C. Carleton Gisborne (Rep), nominated; William H. Hays, Jr. (Rep), defeated in primary; J. Gerard Tobin (Rep), defeated in primary.
  • 1953 Nov 3: C. Carleton Gisborne (Rep), elected; Leonard F. Whelan (Dem), defeated.
  • 1989 Nov 7: John B. Margenot, Jr. (Rep), elected; William C. Robinson (Dem), defeated; Bob McGonagle, defeated.

    Wardens of Greenwich, 1888-1930 (may be incomplete!)
    George S. Ray as of 1888 Leander P. Jones as of 1896 George S. Ray as of 1897 Samuel Allen as of 1904 Henry B. Marshall as of 1909-11 J. P. Crosby as of 1917-30

    Postmasters at Greenwich, 1802-1971 (may be incomplete!)
    John Addington 1802-09 Isaac Weed 1809-31 Stephen Holly 1831-33 Samuel Close 1833-49 Joseph E. Brush 1849-53 Samuel Close 1853-61 Joseph E. Brush 1861-66 William B. Wescome 1866-67 John Dayton 1867-69 Joseph E. Brush 1869-83 Alfred A. Rundle 1883-87 Henry M. Fitzgerald 1887-91 William E. Ritch 1891-95 Henry M. Fitzgerald 1895-99 George E. Scofield 1899-1906 George W. Merritt 1906-15 William S. Meany 1915-20 Joseph W. Delaney 1920-21 Joseph Brush 1921-35 Joseph W. Delaney 1935-36 William S. Meany 1936-47 Frederick J. Whelan 1947-71

    Cos Cob

    Postmasters at Cos Cob, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Charles W. Munsinger as of 1901

    Glenville

    Postmasters at Glenville, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Webster Haight as of 1901

    Hawthorne

    Postmasters at Hawthorne, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Thomas Greenwald as of 1901

    Riverside

    Postmasters at Riverside, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Samuel L. Londen as of 1901

    Sound Beach

    Postmasters at Sound Beach, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    F. I. Palmer as of 1901

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