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Lyme, Connecticut
including East Lyme, Old Lyme, North Lyme, South Lyme, Hadlyme, Blackhall, Brockway, Crescent, Hamburg, Niantic
First Selectmen, Postmasters

First Selectmen of Lyme, 1888-1989 (may be incomplete!)
Benajah P. Bill as of 1888 Charles Stark as of 1896-97 Henry B. Sisson as of 1901 Charles Stark as of 1904 J. Raymond Warren as of 1907 Jared S. Daniels as of 1909-10 J. Warren Stark as of 1911-27 Walter W. Hanna as of 1947-50

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1989 Nov 7: John F. Yeomans (Rep), elected unopposed.

    Postmasters at Lyme, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    William F. Clark as of 1901

    East Lyme

    First Selectmen of East Lyme, 1888-2012 (may be incomplete!)
    John J. Comstock as of 1888 Calvin S. Davis as of 1896-99 Fred A. Beckwith as of 1901-07 George P. Hill as of 1908 Fred A. Beckwith as of 1909 Clifford E. Chapman as of 1910 Fred A. Beckwith as of 1911-19 Fred W. Harvey as of 1920 Fred A. Beckwith as of 1921-27 Clinton F. MacKinnon as of 1947-49 Mario A. Orefice as of 1950 Clinton F. MacKinnon as of 1954-55 Mario A. Orefice as of 1956-57 Paul M. Fomica as of 2011-12

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1989 Nov 7: David L. Cini (Dem), elected; Dennis J. Murphy, Jr. (Rep), defeated.

    Postmasters at East Lyme, 1887-1901 (may be incomplete!)
    D. Calkins as of 1887 Jabez B. Hough as of 1901

    Old Lyme

    First Selectmen of Old Lyme, 1888-1989 (may be incomplete!)
    Charles E. Peck as of 1888 Charles E. Peck as of 1901 Eugene D. Caulkins as of 1904-09 F. J. Howard as of 1910 George Griswold as of 1911 Eugene D. Caulkins as of 1919-22

    Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1989 Nov 7: James R. Rice (Dem), elected unopposed.

    North Lyme

    Postmasters at North Lyme, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Julia R. Stark as of 1901

    South Lyme

    Postmasters at South Lyme, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Seth L. Waite as of 1901

    Hadlyme

    Postmasters at Hadlyme, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Fannie E. Burnham as of 1901

    Blackhall

    Postmasters at Blackhall, 1887-1907 (may be incomplete!)
    Winthrop R. De Wolf as of 1887-1907

    Brockway

    Postmasters at Brockway, 1886-1911 (may be incomplete!)
    Hayden L. Reynolds 1886-87 Lee L. Brockway 1887-93 Lodwick B. Brockway 1893-1911

    Crescent

    Postmasters at Crescent, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Charles P. Leonard as of 1901

    Hamburg

    Postmasters at Hamburg, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Angeline A. Beckwith as of 1901

    Niantic

    Postmasters at Niantic, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
    A. E. S. Bush as of 1901

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