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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Mayors, Postmasters, Collectors of Customs, Collectors of Internal Revenue, Suveyors of Customs

Mayors of Portsmouth, 1860-1961 (may be incomplete!)
John R. Reding as of 1860 Frank Jones as of 1868-69 Edward McIntire as of 1901 Charles M. Dale as of 1926-27 Kennard E. Goldsmith as of 1937 Charles M. Dale as of 1943-44 Theo R. Butler as of 1953-54 John J. Wholey as of 1961

Postmasters at Portsmouth, 1887-1908 (may be incomplete!)
S. J. Gerrish as of 1887 J. E. Leavitt as of 1897 John H. Bartlett 1899-1908

Collectors of Customs at Portsmouth, 1789-1911 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Whipple 1789-98 Joseph Whipple 1801-16 Timothy Upham 1816 Zenas Clement as of 1854 Alfred F. Howard 1873-81 James E. Dodge as of 1891 Sherman T. Newton as of 1905-11

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1816 Feb 28: Joseph Whipple, died in office.

    U.S. Collectors of Internal Revenue at Portsmouth, 1891-1952 (may be incomplete!)
    James E. French as of 1891 Edgar O. Crossman as of 1909 Seth W. Jones as of 1917-19 John H. Field as of 1927-32 Peter M. Gagne as of 1941-46 Thomas J. Connelly as of 1947 F. Clyde Keefe 1947-52

    Surveyors of Customs at Portsmouth, 1802 (may be incomplete!)
    Samuel Adams as of 1802

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