The Political Graveyard: Windham, Connecticut

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Windham, Connecticut
including Willimantic, North Windham, South Windham
Mayors, First Selectmen, Postmasters, Wardens

Mayors of Windham, 2010-12 (may be incomplete!)
Ernest S. Eldridge as of 2010-12

First Selectmen of Windham, 1888-1989 (may be incomplete!)
J. Griffin Martin as of 1888 William N. Potter as of 1896-97 George Tiffany as of 1899 James M. Smith as of 1901-08 S. Arnold Peckham as of 1909-10 James J. Tew as of 1911 James M. Smith as of 1920-22 Ernest P. Chesbro as of 1926-27 Eugene H. Lewis as of 1947-50 Ralph R. Crosthwaite as of 1951-57

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1950 Oct 2: Ralph R. Crosthwaite (Rep), elected; Eugene H. Lewis (Dem), defeated.

1989 Nov 7: Daniel M. Lein (Rep), elected; Trenton E. Wright (Dem), defeated; Robert D. Gorgoglione, defeated.

Postmasters at Windham, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
W. Swift as of 1901

Willimantic

Mayors of Willimantic, 1894-1975 (may be incomplete!)
George M. Harrington as of 1894-95 Herbert R. Chappell as of 1896-97 Oscar O. Tanner as of 1904 Daniel P. Dunn as of 1909-11 Daniel P. Dunn as of 1917 Charles A. Gates as of 1918-22 John C. Tracy as of 1926-27 Charles A. Gates as of 1928-29 Walter R. King as of 1930-31 James H. Hurley as of 1932-35 Pierre J. Laramee as of 1937 Pierre J. Laramee as of 1940-41 Russell W. Hinman as of 1943 Andrew J. Carey, Sr. as of 1947-49 F. J. Bergeron as of 1950-57 David J. Calchera as of 1975

Wardens of Willimantic, 1888 (may be incomplete!)
John M. Alpaugh as of 1888

Postmasters at Willimantic, 1825-1984 (may be incomplete!)
Henry Hall 1825-26 Guy W. Hebard 1826-36 Roswell Moulton 1836-43 Lloyd E. Baldwin 1843-45 Joshua B. Lord 1845-49 William L. Weaver 1849 James H. Work 1849-53 Thomas Campbell 1853-57 William H. Hosmer 1857-61 James Walden 1861-69 John Brown 1869-81 James Walden 1881-85 Henry W. Wales 1885-90 Charles N. Daniels 1890-94 Joel W. Webb 1894-95 Melvin E. Lincoln 1895-99 Charles H. Dimmick 1899-1915 John O'Rourke 1915-24 Walter R. King 1924-25 Frank M. Smith 1925-26 Frank M. Smith 1926-35 James J. Lee 1935-63 William Gurnick 1963-64 Adolph J. Wojick 1964-65 Adolph J. Wojick 1965-84

North Windham

Postmasters at North Windham, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
D. E. Lyon as of 1901

South Windham

Postmasters at South Windham, 1901 (may be incomplete!)
George Hatch as of 1901

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