The Political Graveyard: Litchfield, Connecticut

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Litchfield, Connecticut
including Bantam, East Litchfield, Milton, Northfield
First Selectmen, Wardens, Postmasters

First Selectmen of Litchfield, 1888-1989 (may be incomplete!)
Jacob Morse as of 1888 Charles Merriman as of 1896 Charles B. Bishop as of 1897 Edward Crutch as of 1901 Louis J. Goodman as of 1904 William T. Marsh as of 1907 Louis J. Goodman as of 1909 Patrick C. Burke as of 1910-15 Louis J. Goodman as of 1917 Patrick C. Burke as of 1919-22 Frederick A. Stoddard as of 1926 Louis J. Goodman as of 1927 Howard Bissell as of 1947-50

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1989 Nov 7: Linda L. Bongiolatti (Dem), elected; Mary Q. Fahey (Rep), elected.

Wardens of Litchfield, 1888-1950 (may be incomplete!)
Howard E. Gates as of 1888 Eugene L. Phelps as of 1896 James P. Woodruff as of 1897 John T. Hubbard as of 1900-01 Aaron Crutch as of 1904-11 W. Burton Allen as of 1917 George C. Ives as of 1920-26 Charles W. Biglow as of 1927-28 Martin J. Moraghan as of 1929-37 Martin J. Moraghan as of 1947-50

Postmasters at Litchfield, 1792-1901 (may be incomplete!)
Benjamin Tallmadge 1792-1801 Frederick Wolcott 1801-02 Moses Seymour, Jr. 1802-25 Charles Seymour 1825-29 Stephen Deming 1829-32 George C. Woodruff 1832-42 Jason Whiting 1842 George C. Woodruff 1842-46 Reuben M. Woodruff 1846-49 Leverett Wessells 1849-53 George H. Baldwin 1853-61 Riverius Marsh 1861-66 Howard E. Gates 1866-86 Willis J. Beach 1886-89 Seth Pratt 1889-93 Julius Deming 1893-97 Almon E. Fuller 1897-1901

Bantam
(subset of Litchfield)

Wardens of Bantam, 1917-50 (may be incomplete!)
Eli D. Weeks as of 1917 John A. Hard as of 1920 Augustus Smith as of 1921-22 Frank H. Maloney as of 1926 Augustus Smith as of 1927-28 Eugene G. Converse as of 1937 Harry N. Kilbourn as of 1947 Joseph J. Dante as of 1950

Postmasters at Bantam, 1885-1907 (may be incomplete!)
Edward Crossman as of 1885 C. F. Flynn as of 1887 William P. Crossman as of 1901-07

East Litchfield

Postmasters at East Litchfield, 1887-1901 (may be incomplete!)
S. M. Kilbourne as of 1887 J. E. Carter as of 1901

Milton

Postmasters at Milton, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
F. H. Earle as of 1901

Northfield

Postmasters at Northfield, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
J. P. Catlin as of 1901

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