LIST OF OFFICERS
OF THE
OLD STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY
From Nov. 7,1786, to Jan. 1, 1928
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Presidents |
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Hon. Elijah Dunbar |
Canton |
1786 |
to |
1808 |
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Capt. Samuel Talbot |
Stoughton |
1808 |
to |
1818 |
|
Edward French |
Stoughton |
1818 |
to |
1824 |
|
Thomas Dunbar |
Canton |
1824 |
to |
1833 |
|
Elijah Atherton |
Stoughton |
1833 |
to |
1837 |
|
Thomas French |
Canton |
1837 |
to |
1839 |
|
Joel Talbot |
Stoughton |
1839 |
to |
1849 |
|
Thomas Capen |
Stoughton |
1849 |
to |
1854 |
|
Charles D. Hayden |
Stoughton |
1854 |
to |
1860 |
|
Perez Cushing |
Randolph |
1860 |
to |
1867 |
|
Joseph F. Porter |
Braintree |
1867 |
to |
1873 |
|
Winslow Battles |
Randolph |
1873 |
to |
1888 |
|
C. F. Porter |
Brockton |
1888 |
to |
1889 |
|
Dr. T. H. Dearing |
Braintree |
1889 |
to |
1891 |
|
George N. Spear |
Holbrook |
1891 |
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Sanford W. Billings |
Sharon |
1892 |
to |
1895 |
|
Daniel H. Huxford |
Randolph |
1895 |
to |
1898 |
|
Dr. Charles C. Farnham |
Randolph |
1899 |
to |
1901 |
|
Edwin A. Jones |
Stoughton |
1902 |
to |
1904 |
|
Hon. James T. Stevens |
So. Braintree |
1905 |
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|
L. Morton Packard |
Brockton |
1906 |
to |
1908 |
|
Joseph Belcher |
Randolph |
1909 |
to |
1910 |
|
Marcus M. Porter |
No. Easton |
1911 |
to |
1913 |
|
Lemuel W. Standish |
Stoughton |
1914 |
to |
1916 |
|
Joseph Belcher |
Randolph |
1917 |
to |
1921 |
|
Dr. Eugene S. Tracy |
Brockton |
1922 |
to |
1927 |
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Dr. Ernest Bent |
Braintree |
1928 |
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First and Second Vice |
Presidents
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Capt. Samuel Talbot |
Stoughton |
1786 |
to |
1808 |
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Edward French |
Stoughton |
1808 |
to |
1818 |
|
Thomas Dunbar |
Canton |
1818 |
to |
1824 |
|
Elijah Atherton |
Stoughton |
1824 |
to |
1833 |
|
Thomas French |
Canton |
1833 |
to |
1837 |
|
Joel Talbot |
Stoughton |
1837 |
to |
1839 |
|
Elijah Atherton |
Stoughton |
1839 |
to |
1845 |
|
Thomas Capen |
Stoughton |
1845 |
to |
1849 |
|
Charles D. Hayden |
Stoughton |
1849 |
to |
1854 |
|
Isaac Niles |
Randolph |
1854 |
to |
1857 |
|
Perez Cushing |
Randolph |
1857 |
to |
1860 |
|
Joseph F. Pointer |
Braintree |
1860 |
to |
1867 |
|
Robert Sumner |
Stoughton |
1867 |
to |
1873 |
|
Isaac Swan |
Stoughton |
1873 |
to |
1879 |
|
Sumner Hayward |
Brockton |
1873 |
to |
1875 |
|
W. R. Bowen |
Brockton |
1876 |
|
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|
George R. Whitney |
Brockton |
1877 |
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Sumner Hayward |
Brockton |
1878 |
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Isaac Swan |
Stoughton |
1879 |
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|
Samuel B. Noyes |
Canton |
1879 |
to |
1881 |
|
Elijah G. Capen |
Stoughton |
1880 |
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|
Dr. T. H. Dearing |
Braintree |
1881 |
to |
1888 |
|
Hon. Winslow Battles |
Randolph |
1888 |
to |
1889 |
|
Hon. D. W. Tucker |
Milton |
1881 |
to |
1887 |
|
Dr. T. H. Dearing |
Braintree |
1888 |
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Hon. D. W. Tucker |
Milton |
1889 |
to |
1891 |
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George N. Spear |
Holbrook |
1889 |
to |
1891 |
|
Sanford W. Billings |
Sharon |
1891 |
to |
1892 |
|
Marcus A. Perkins |
So. Braintree |
1891 |
to |
1892 |
|
Sanford E. Capen |
Stoughton |
1892 |
to |
1897 |
|
James T. Stevens |
So. Braintree |
1892 |
to |
1897 |
|
Elijah G. Capen |
Stoughton |
1898 |
|
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|
John B. Thayer |
Randolph |
1898 |
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|
Capt. James Stevens |
Braintree |
1899 |
to |
1904 |
|
Henry S. Porter |
Brockton |
1899 |
to |
1904 |
|
George W. Porter |
Avon |
1905 |
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L. Morton Packard |
Brockton |
1905 |
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|
Sanford E. Capen |
Stoughton |
1906 |
to |
1907 |
|
Joseph Belcher |
Randolph |
1906 |
to |
1908 |
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Richmond T. Pratt |
Randolph |
1909 |
to |
1910 |
|
Lewis Alden |
Holbrook |
1911 |
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No appointment in |
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1912 |
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No appointment in |
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|
1913 |
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Rev. Paul Sperry |
Brockton |
1914 |
to |
1916 |
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No appointment in |
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|
1917 |
|
Albion P. White |
Stoughton |
1918 |
to |
1924 |
|
Mace Gay |
Brockton |
1920 |
to |
1928 |
|
George Currier |
Braintree |
1925 |
to |
1926 |
|
Fred W. Sumner |
Canton |
1925 |
to |
1926 |
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Joseph P. Draper |
Canton |
1927 |
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SECRETARIES
Lt. Samuel Capen Stoughton, Registrar 1786 to 1800
Elijah Crane, Canton 1786
David Wadsworth, Stoughton to
John Kenny, Jr. 1802
Lt. Samuel Capen, Stoughton
| Benj. Capen | Stoughton | 1802 | to | 1808 |
| Abram Capen | Stoughton | 1802 | to | 1808 |
| Thomas Dunbar | Canton | 1808 | to | 1818 |
| Elijah Atherton | Stoughton | 1818 | to | 1824 |
| Thomas French | Canton | 1824 | to | 1833 |
| Samuel Atherton | Stoughton | 1833 | to | 1839 |
| Charles Alden | Randolph | 1839 | to | 1840 |
| Alfred W. Whitcomb | Randolph | 1840 | to | 1854 |
| Elisha Wales Thayer | Holbrook | 1854 | to | 1856 |
| T. W. J. Holbrook | Braintree | 1856 | to | 1858 |
| Hiram S. Packard | Stoughton | 1858 | to | 1862 |
| Alfred W. Whitcomb | Randolph | 1862 | to | 1875 |
| Daniel H. Huxford | Randolph | 1875 | to | 1887 |
| Samuel W. Hodges | Stoughton | 1887 | to | 1889 |
| Dr. Charles C. Farnham | Randolph | 1889 | to | 1894 |
| Edwin A. Jones | Stoughton | 1894 | to | 1901 |
| Dr. Charles C. Farnham | Randolph | 1902 | to | 1905 |
| Edwin A. Jones | Stoughton | 1906 | to | 1910 |
| Dr. Charles C. Farnham | Randolph | 1911 | to | 1920 |
| Asst. Dr. Edward A. Perrin | Stoughton | 1920 | ||
| Helen Dunham Elliott | Avon | 1921 | ||
| Maynard C. Thayer | Holbrook | 1922 | to | 1928 |
Treasurers
Joseph Smith, 4th, Stoughton 1786 to 1788
Andrew Capen Stoughton
Samuel Capen Stoughton 1790
Andrew Capen
Oct. 31, 1791. Voted that the Secretary transact the business of the Treasurers.
Feb. 2, 1830. Voted to excuse Nathaniel French, of Canton, as Treasurer, and chose Elijah Atherton, of Stoughton, in his place.
A. W. Whitcomb Randolph 1862 to 1888
Dr. C.C. Farnham Randolph 1889 to 1892
Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1893 to 1901
Dr. C. C. Farnham Randolph 1902 to 1905
Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1906 to 1907
1908 Secretary serves as Treasurer. Incorporated, 1908.
Choristers
The President of the Society was Chorister at its formation. First Chorister chosen December for the year 1831.
|
Ahira Porter |
Stoughton |
1831 |
to |
1833 |
|
Nathan Atherton |
Stoughton |
1833 |
to |
1837 |
|
Nathan Packard |
Stoughton |
1837 |
to |
1839 |
|
Henry Thayer |
Randolph |
1839 |
to |
1845 |
|
James M. French |
Randolph |
1845 |
to |
1851 |
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Peter Gilman |
Braintree |
1851 |
to |
1852 |
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Hiram Wilde |
Randolph |
1852 |
to |
1857 |
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James M. French |
Randolph |
1857 |
to |
1867 |
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Hiram Wilde |
Randolph |
1867 |
to |
1881 |
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John B. Thayer |
Randolph |
1881 |
to |
1883 |
|
Hiram Wilde |
Randolph |
1883 |
to |
1889 |
|
Leander Soule |
Taunton |
1889 |
to |
1894 |
|
Nelson Mann |
Randolph |
1894 |
to |
1910 |
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George W. Porter |
Avon |
1911 |
to |
1914 |
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Howard A. Baker |
Rockland |
1915 |
to |
1918 |
|
George E. Wales |
W. Roxbury |
1919 |
to |
1920 |
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George S. Dunham |
Brockton |
1921 |
to |
date |
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Vice Choristers |
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Henry Thayer |
Randolph |
1831 |
to |
1833 |
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Nathan Packard |
Stoughton |
1833 |
to |
1837 |
|
Samuel J. Atherton |
Stoughton |
1837 |
to |
1839 |
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James M. French |
Randolph |
1839 |
to |
1845 |
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Soloman White |
Randolph |
1845 |
to |
1851 |
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Hiram Wilde |
Randolph |
1851 |
to |
1852 |
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Lucius Paine |
Holbrook |
1852 |
to |
1857 |
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Addison K. Johnson |
Sharon |
1857 |
to |
1860 |
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John B. Thayer |
Randolph |
1860 |
to |
1867 |
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George N. Spear |
Holbrook |
1867 |
to |
1874 |
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John B. Thayer |
Randolph 1874 |
to |
1879 |
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Leander Soule |
Taunton 1879 |
to |
1883 |
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George N. Spear |
Holbrook 1883 |
to |
1889 |
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Marcus A. Perkins |
So. Braintree 1889 |
to |
1891 |
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E. P. Hay ward |
Braintree 1891 |
to |
1892 |
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John B. Thayer |
Randolph 1892 |
to |
1899 |
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Alanson Belcher |
Stoughton 1899 |
to |
1900 |
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Isaac Capen |
Stoughton 1901 |
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|
Cornelius A. Faunce |
No. Abington 1902 |
to |
1907 |
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No mention in records |
1908 |
to |
1909 |
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Cornelius A. Faunce |
No. Abington 1910 |
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Edwin A. Jones |
Stoughton 1911 |
deceased |
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Cornelius A. Faunce |
No. Abington 1911 |
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Howard A. Baker |
Rockland 1912 |
to |
1914 |
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No mention in records |
1916 |
to |
1920 |
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George S. Dunham |
Brockton 1920 |
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Eugene M. Toomey |
Stoughton 1922 |
to |
1926 |
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Mrs. Laura S. Gebhardt |
Stoughton 1927 |
to |
date |
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Trustees |
Directors |
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R. T. Pratt |
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Holbrook |
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K. R. Clifford Stoughton |
Dr. C. C. Farnham |
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Randolph |
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1908 |
Lewis Alden Holbrook |
Dr. T. H. Dearing |
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Braintree |
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George W. Porter Avon |
George Richmond |
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Stoughton |
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Cornelius A. Faunce |
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No. Abington |
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L. Morton Packard |
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Brockton |
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K. R. Clifford Stoughton |
Dr. C. C. Farnham |
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Randolph |
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1909 |
Lewis Alden Holbrook |
Hon. James T. Stevens |
Braintree |
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George W. Porter Avon |
George Richmond |
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Stoughton |
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Cornelius A. Faunce |
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No. Abington |
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L. Morton Packard |
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Brockton |
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K. R. Clifford Stoughton |
Dr. C. C. Farnham |
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Randolph |
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1910 |
Lewis Alden Holbrook |
Hon. James T. Stevens |
Braintree |
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George W. Porter Avon |
George Richmond |
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Stoughton |
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George E. Shepard |
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No. Eastern |
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Joseph Belcher |
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Randolph |
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Azel R. French |
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So. Braintree |
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1911 |
K. R. Clifford Stoughton |
L. Morton Packard |
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Brockton |
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to 1913 |
Frank W. Crane Avon Daniel B. White Randolph |
L. W. Standish Fred Sumner |
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Stoughton Canton |
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R. T. Pratt |
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Holbrook |
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Howard Baker |
Rockland |
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1914 |
K. R. Clifford |
Stoughton |
Mrs. O. H. Randall |
Brockton |
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to |
Frank W. Crane |
Avon |
Miss Harriett Billings |
Sharon |
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1916 |
Daniel B. White |
Randolph |
Joseph Belcher |
Randolph |
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L. Morton Packard |
Brockton |
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K. R. Clifford |
Stoughton |
Mrs. Charles Belcher Joseph P. Draper |
Braintree Canton |
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1917 |
Frank B. Crane |
Avon |
Norman Shaw |
Brockton |
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Daniel B. White |
Randolph |
Rev. L. J. Richards |
Stoughton |
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M. M. Porter |
No. Easton |
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1918 |
Frank W. Belcher |
Randolph |
Norman Shaw |
Brockton |
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to |
K. R. Clifford |
Stoughton |
Charles Belcher |
Braintree |
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1919 |
Dr. Ernest Bent |
Stoughton |
Rev. L. J. Richards |
Stoughton |
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Joseph P. Draper |
Canton |
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Frank W. Crane |
Avon |
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George Richmond |
Stoughton |
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1920 |
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Charles A. Belcher |
Braintree |
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M. M. Porter |
No. Easton |
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George E. Wales |
W. Roxbury |
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E. B. Gay, Librarian |
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Frank W. Crane |
Avon |
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George Richmond |
Stoughton |
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1921 |
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Charles A. Belcher |
Braintree |
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M. M. Porter |
No. Easton |
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E. B. Gay, Librarian |
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Merrit A. Godwin |
Brockton |
| 1922 |
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Frank W. Crane, deceased |
1928, Avon |
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Helen Dunham Elliott |
Avon |
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to |
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George Richmond |
Stoughton |
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Dr. Ernest Bent |
Braintree |
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1926 |
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E. B. Gay, Librarian |
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