Selectmen of Tolland, Tolland Co., CT
Extracted from The Early History of Tolland
An Address Delivered Before the
Tolland County Historical Society
At Tolland, Conn.,
On the 22d day of August & 27 day of September, 1861
By Loren P. WALDO
p. 142
Towns were authorized by the act of 1672 "to choose a convenient number not exceeding seven of their inhabitants, able, descrete and of good converstation, to be selectmen or townsmen, to take care of and order the prudential affairs of their town." By the constitution of the State adopted in 1818, it is made "the duty of each town to elect annually selectmen and such officers of local police as the laws may prescribe."
By the provision of the statues of 1821, towns wee annually to choose and appoint a convenient number, not exceeding seven, to be selectmen, and by the statute of 1852 they are to be chosen by ballot.
The first selectment chosen in the town of Tolland were chosen in the year 1717. The following named persons have held the office of selectmen in the town of Tolland, during the year prefixed to the name of each respectively:
1717 William EATON, Jonathan WILLIS, Daniel BENTON 1718 William EATON, Jonathan WILLIS, Nathaniel TAYLOR 1719 William EATON, Joseph BENTON, Nathaniel TAYLOR 1720 John YEOMANS, Francis WEST, Ebenezer NYE, John STILES, Daniel BENTON 1721 Daniel EATON, Joseph HATCH, Joseph PARK, Shubael STERNS, John STILES 1722 Francis WEST, John HUNTINGTON, Noah GRANT 1723 Daniel EATON, Shubael STERNS, Peter EMMONS 1724 Jonathan DELANO, Samuel BENTON, Noah GRANT 1725 Jonathan DELANO, Samuel BENTON, Noah GRANT 1726 Hope LATHROP, Jonathan DELANO, Peter EMMONS 1727 Joshia GOODRICH, Hope LATHROP, Peter EMMONS, Samuel BENTON, Joseph DELANO 1728 Jonathan DELANO, Joshiah GOODRICH, Samuel BENTON, Joseph BAKER 1729 [no record found] 1730 Josiah GOODRICH, Jonathan DELANO, Ebenezer NYE 1731 Jonathan DELANO, Ebenezer NYE, Samuel CHAPMAN 1732 Jonathan DELANO, James CHAPMAN, Ebenezer NYE 1733 Jonathan DELANO, Ebenezer NYE, Samuel CHAPMAN 1734 Jonathan DELANO, Ichabod HINCKLEY, Samuel CHAPMAN 1735 Jonathan DELANO, Samuel CHAPMAN, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1736 Samuel CHAPMAN, John HUNTINGTON, Zebulon WEST 1737 Samuel CHAPMAN, Joseph HATCH, Zebulon WEST 1738 Samuel CHAPMAN, Zebulon WEST, Timothy HATCH 1739 Joseph BAKER, Ebenzer NYE, Samuel CHAPMAN 1740 Zebulon WEST, Ebenezer NYE, Samuel CHAPMAN 1741 Samuel CHAPMAN, Ebenezer NYE, Zebulon WEST 1742 Samuel CHAPMAN, Ebenezer NYE, Zebulon WEST 1743 Ebenezer NYE, John LATHROP, Zebulon WEST 1744 Ebenezer NYE, John LATHROP, Zebulon WEST 1745 Zebulon WEST, Ebenezer NYE, John LATHROP 1746 John TYLER, John LATHROP, Zebulon WEST 1747 Zebulon WEST, John TYLER, Joshua WILLS 1748 Zebulon WEST, John TYLER, Joshua WILLS 1749 Zebulon WEST, John TYLER, Joshua WILLS 1750 Zebulon WEST, John TYLER, Joshua WILLS 1751 Zebulon WEST, Joshua WILLS, John LATHROP 1752 Zebulon WEST, Joshua WILLS, John STERNS 1753 Ebenezer NYE, Joshua WILLS, Zebulon WEST 1754 Zebulon WEST, Ebenezer NYE, Joshua WILLS 1755 Ebenezer NYE, Joshua WILLS, Joseph WEST 1756 Ebenezer NYE, Joshua WILLS, Joseph WEST 1757 Joseph WEST, Joshua WILLS, Samuel CHAPMAN 1758 Joshua WILLS, Joseph WEST, Solomon LOOMIS 1759 Joshua WILLS, Joseph WEST, Solomon LOOMIS 1760 Joseph WEST, Solomon LOOMIS, Ichabod GRIGGS 1761 Joseph WEST, Solomon LOOMIS, Ichabod GRIGGS 1762 Joseph WEST, Solomon LOOMIS, Ichabod GRIGGS 1763 [no record to be found] 1764 Ichabod GRIGGS, Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP 1765 Ichabod GRIGGS, Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP 1766 Ichabod GRIGGS, Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP 1767 Ichabod GRIGGS, Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP 1768 Ichabod GRIGGS, Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP 1769 Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP, Stephen STEEL 1770 Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP, Stephen STEEL 1771 Elijah CHAPMAN, Joseph LATHROP, Stephen STEEL 1772 Joseph LATHROP, Stephen STEEL, Samuel CHAPMAN 1773 Stephen STEEL, Samuel CHAPMAN, Solomon WILLS 1774 Solomon WILLS, Caleb WEST, Samuel WEST 1775 Samuel WEST, Jr., Samuel CHAPMAN, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1776 Samuel WEST, Jr., Samuel CHAPMAN, David Lathrop, Ichabod HINCKLEY, James WEST 1777 Samuel WEST, Jr., James CHAMBERLIN, Solomon WILLS 1778 Samuel WEST, Jr., Jonathan WILLS, Samuel COBB, Jr. 1779 Joshua WILLS, Samuel COBB, Jr., Joseph WEST, Daniel EDGERTPM 1780 Joseph WEST, Daniel EDGERTON, Samuel COBB, Jr., Benoni SHEPHERD 1781 Joseph WEST, Daniel EDGERTON, Samuel COBB, Jr., Benoni SHEPHERD, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1782 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Samuel LADD, Joshua GRIGGS 1783 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Samuel LADD, Joshua GRIGGS 1784 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Samuel LADD, Joshua GRIGGS 1785 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Samuel LADD, Joshua GRIGGS 1786 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Samuel LADD, Simon CHAPMAN 1787 Joshua GRIGGS, Daniel EDGERTON, Samuel LADD 1788 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Elnathan STRONG, Daniel EDGERTON 1789 Ichabod HINCKLEY, Daniel EDGERTON, Elnathan STRONG 1790 Daniel EDGERTON, Simon CHAPMAN, John STEELE 1791 Daniel EDGERTON, Simon CHAPMAN, Samuel LADD 1792 Daniel EDGERTON, Simon CHAPMAN, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1793 Daniel EDGERTON, Ichabod HINCKLEY, Simon CHAPMAN 1794 Daniel EDGERTON, Ichabod HINCKLEY, Simon CHAPMAN 1795 Daniel EDGERTON, Samuel LADD, Jonathan BARNES 1796 Daniel EDGERTON, Samuel LADD, Jonathan BARNES 1797 Daniel EDGERTON, Samuel LADD, Jonathan BARNES 1798 Jonathan BARNES, Daniel EDGERTON, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1799 Jonathan BARNES, John KINGSBURY, Jabez WEST 1800 Jonathan BARNES, Jeduthan COBB, Jabez KINGSBURY 1801 Jonathan BARNES, Jeduthan COBB, Jabez KINGSBURY 1802 Jonathan BARNES, Jabez KINGSBURY, Jeduthan COBB 1803 Jeduthan COBB, Jonathan BARNES, Jabez KINGSBURY 1804 Jonanthan BARNES, Jeduthian COBB, Jabez KINGSBURY 1805 Jonanthan BARNES, Jeduthian COBB, Jabez KINGSBURY 1806 Jabez KINGSBURY, Jeduthan COBB, Simon CHAPMAN, Jr. 1807 Simon CHAPMAN Jr., Jeduthan COBB, Ashbel CHAPMAN 1808 Ashbel CHAPMAN, Jeduthan COBB, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1809 Eliakim CHAPMAN, Ephraim WEST, Jabez KINGSBURY 1810 Ashbel CHAPMAN, Samuel LADD, Ichabod HINCKLEY, John WARREN, Ezra CHAPMAN 1811 Calvin WILLEY, John WARREN, Ezra CHAPMAN, Aaron CHAPMAN, Thomas HOWARD 1812 John WARREN, Ezra CHAPMAN, Aaron CHAPMAN, Shubael REED, John STANLEY 1813 Ephraim WEST, Eliakim CHAPMAN, Shubael REED 1814 Ephraim WEST, Simon CHAPMAN, Jr., Ashbel STEEL 1815 Ephraim WEST, Simon CHAPMAN, Jr., Ashbel STEEL 1816 Hezekiah NYE, Ezra CHAPMAN, Ichabod HINCKLEY 1817 Hezekiah NYE, Sylvanus HAYNES, Joseph HOWARD 1818 Hezekiah NYE, Eliphalet YOUNG, Ezra CHAPMAN 1819 Eliphalet YOUNG, Ezra CHAPMAN, Aaron CHAPMAN 1820 Stephen GRIGGS, Ephraim WEST, John KINGSBURY 1821 Ezra CHAPMAN, William TILLINGHAST, George M. HYDE 1822 George M. HYDE, Hezekiah NYE, Cordial NEWCOMB 1823 George M. HYDE, Hezekiah NYE, Cordial NEWCOMB 1824 George M. HYDE, Cordial NEWCOMB, William A. SUMNER 1825 George M. HYDE, Seymour FULLER, Solomon HOWE 1826 George M. HYDE, Seymour FULLER, Solomon HOWE 1827 George M. HYDE, Luther EATON, Cordial NEWCOMB 1828 Cordial NEWCOMB, Eli BAKER, Solomon HOWE 1829 George M. HYDE, Eli BAKER, Solomon HOWE 1830 Eli BAKER, Hezekiah NYE, Samuel KENT 1831 Samuel KENT, Cordial NEWCOMB, Loren P. WALDO 1832 John LYON, Loren P. WALDO, Ira K. MARVIN 1833 Loren P. WALDO, John LYON, Ira K. MARVIN 1834 Loren P. WALDO, Novatus CHAPMAN, Charles FISH 1835 Loren P. WALDO, Novatus CHAPMAN, Charles FISH 1836 Oliver LORD, Carlos CHAPMAN, Ebenezer WEST 1837 Solomon L. GRIGGS, Warren FITCH, Joseph BURNHAM 1838 Loren P. WALDO, Solomon L. GRIGGS, Joseph BURNHAM 1839 Loren P. WALDO, Solomon L. GRIGGS, John W. GAGER 1840 Loren P. WALDO, Solomon L. GRIGGS, John W. GAGER 1841 Loren P. WALDO, Novatus CHAPMAN, Luther C. ANDERSON 1842 Luther C. ANDERSON, John W. GAGER, Levi DRAKE 1843 Luther C. ANDERSON, Sherman CHAPMAN, Wm. C. NEWCOMB 1844 Loren P. WALDO, Nathaniel K. SIBLEY, Lucius S. FULLER 1845 Loren P. WALDO, Nathaniel K. SIBLEY, Lucius S. FULLER 1846 Joseph CLARK, Sheldon EATON, Orrin WARD 1847 Moses UNDERWOOD, John W. GAGER, Samuel D. MERRICK 1848 William C. NEWCOMB, William HOLMAN, Alvan KIBBE, 2d 1849 William C. NEWCOMB, William HOLMAN, Alvan KIBBE, 2d 1850 John P. BRIGHAM, Obadiah P. WALDO, Seth BROWN 1851 John P. BRIGHAM, Obadiah P. WALDO, Seth BROWN 1852 Benjamin L. YOUNG, Orson A. RICHARDSON, Wm. CLARK, 2d. 1853 Benjamin L. YOUNG, Orson A. RICHARDSON, Wm. CLARK, 2d 1854 Alvan P. HYDE, Charles LATHROP, Jabez WEST 1855 Charles UNDERWOOD, Anthony M. WEAVER, George EATON 1856 Lucius S. FULLER, Edward P. KELLOGG, Edmund JOSLIN 1857 Lucius S. FULLER, Edward P. KELLOGG, Edmund JOSLIN 1858 Sherman CHAPMAN, Elijah S. CHAPMAN, Porter WALBRIDGE 1859 Sherman CHAPMAN, Elijah S. CHAPMAN, Porter WALBRIDGE 1860 Charles UNDERWOOD, James M. BABCOCK, James I. ANDREWS