The Political Graveyard: Guilford, Connecticut

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Guilford, Connecticut
including North Guilford, Leete Island, Sachem Head
First Selectmen, Wardens, Postmasters

First Selectmen of Guilford, 1888-2012 (may be incomplete!)
Henry E. Parmelee as of 1888 Samuel G. Hubbard as of 1896-97 Washington E. Griswold as of 1898 Richard H. Woodruff as of 1899-1901 James D. Goldsmith as of 1904 Ralph L. Parker as of 1907 Calvin M. Leete as of 1908-10 Harry B. Dudley as of 1911-15 Frank P. Stowe as of 1917-19 Richard H. Woodruff as of 1920 Burton W. Bishop as of 1921-22 S. Leslie Spencer as of 1926-27 Leslie I. Dudley as of 1947-57 Joseph S. Mazza as of 2010-12

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1989 Nov 7: Frank V. Larkins, Jr. (Rep), elected; Robert J. Schulz (Dem), defeated.

Wardens of Guilford, 1888-1937 (may be incomplete!)
William T. Dowd as of 1888 George W. Dudley as of 1896-97 George P. Rolf as of 1904 Charles H. Davis as of 1909-10 Arthur M. White as of 1911-20 Herbert E. Jones as of 1921-22 Bradford A. Latham as of 1926 Arthur J. Norton as of 1927-30 Norman K. Knowles as of 1937

Postmasters at Guilford, 1816-1901 (may be incomplete!)
Reuben Elliott as of 1816 M. B. G. Bullard as of 1901

North Guilford

Postmasters at North Guilford, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
B. C. Dudley as of 1901

Leete Island

Postmasters at Leete Island, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
M. A. Toomey as of 1901

Sachem Head

Postmasters at Sachem Head, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
George B. Norton as of 1901

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Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872

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