HAMPTON: A CENTURY OF TOWN AND BEACH, 1888-1988
Chapter 24
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Compiled by Margaret Montgomery
Town Moderator
| 1885-1895 | William H. Blake (deceased 1895) |
| 1895-1905 | Samuel A. Towle |
| 1906-1920 | John F. Marston |
| 1921-1928 | Byron E. Redman |
| 1929-1934 | Dean B. Merrill |
| 1935-1936 | Lawrence C. Hackett |
| 1937-1952 | John W. R. Brooks (deceased 1952) |
| 1953-1962 | Edward S. Seavey, Jr. (deceased 1962) |
| 1963-1966 | Edmund Langley, Jr. (resigned 1966) |
| 1967-1987 | H. Alfred Casassa |
| 1988 | Louisa K. Woodman |
Selectmen
| 1885-1886 | William E. Lane, Samuel W. Dearborn, Frank B. Brown |
| 1887 | William E. Lane, Samuel W. Dearborn, George A. Johnson |
| 1888-1889 | William E. Lane, George A. Johnson, Joseph B. Brown |
| 1890 | William E. Lane, Samuel A. Towle, John W. Mace |
| 1891 | William E. Lane, Joseph B. Brown, Charles M. Batchelder |
| 1892 | Horace M. Lane, Abbott L. Joplin, Joseph B. Brown |
| 1893 | Horace M. Lane, Abbott L. Joplin, George W. Palmer |
| 1894 | Horace M. Lane, George W. Palmer, Simeon A. Shaw |
| 1895 | William E. Lane, Joseph B. Brown, Abbott L. Joplin |
| 1896-1897 | William E. Lane, Joseph B. Brown, Simeon A. Shaw |
| 1898-1899 | Joseph B. Brown, Charles M. Batchelder, Simeon A. Shaw |
| 1900-1901 | William T. Ross, Frank B. Brown, Hugh Brown |
| 1902-1904 | William E. Lane, Howell M. Lamprey, Clarence M. Dearborn |
| 1905 | Howell M. Lamprey, Warren H. Hobbs, Clarence M. Dearborn |
| 1906 | Howell M. Lamprey, Warren H. Hobbs, Frank B. Brown |
| 1907 | Joseph B. Brown, Howell M. Lamprey, Frank E. James |
| 1908-1911 | Joseph B. Brown, Christopher G. Toppan, Frank E. James |
| 1912-1914 | Joseph B. Brown, Howell M. Lamprey, Abbott L. Joplin |
| 1915 | Joseph B. Brown, Howell M. Lamprey, Elroy G. Shaw |
| 1916 | Joseph B. Brown, Elroy G. Shaw, Byron E. Redman |
| 1917-1918 | Joseph B. Brown, Elroy G. Shaw, Howell M. Lamprey |
| 1919-1920 | Joseph B. Brown, Elroy G. Shaw, Byron E. Redman |
| 1921 | Edwin L. Batchelder, Walter A. Scott, Wilbur E. Lamb |
| 1922-1923 | Joseph B. Brown, Elroy G. Shaw, Harry D. Munsey |
| 1924 | Harry D. Munsey, Lemuel C. Ring, Joseph B. Brown |
| 1925-1929 | Harry D. Munsey, Lemuel C. Ring, Edwin L. Batchelder |
| 1930 | Harry D. Munsey, Warren H. Hobbs, Edwin L. Batchelder |
| 1931-1932 | Harry D. Munsey, Warren H. Hobbs, Elroy G. Shaw |
| 1933-1935 | Harry D. Munsey, Edwin L. Batchelder, Elroy G. Shaw |
| 1936-1945 | Harry D. Munsey, Edward S. Batchelder, Elroy G. Shaw |
| 1946-1949 | Harry D. Munsey, Elroy G. Shaw, George H. Sumner |
| 1950-1952 | Harry D. Munsey, George H. Sumner, Douglas E. Hunter |
| 1953 | Harry D. Munsey, Lawrence C. Hackett, Douglas E. Hunter |
| 1954-1958 | Harry D. Munsey, Lawrence C. Hackett, Donald A. Ring |
| 1959 | Harry D. Munsey, David F. Colt, Donald A Ring |
| 1960 | Harry D. Munsey (deceased) Raymond Sturgis, David F. Colt, Noel W. Salomon |
| 1961 | David F. Colt, Noel W. Salomon, Lawrence C. Hackett |
| 1962-1963 | Noel W. Salomon, Lawrence C. Hackett, Robert H. Danelson, Jr. |
| 1964 | Noel W. Salomon, Robert H. Danelson, Jr., Herbert A. Trofatter, Sr. |
| 1965 | Noel W. Salomon, Lawrence C. Hackett, Herbert A. Trofatter, Sr. |
| 1966 | Herbert A. Trofatter, Sr., Lawrence C. Hackett, Walter F. Vanderpool |
| 1967-1968 | Lawrence C. Hackett, Walter Vanderpool, Edmund Langley, Jr. |
| 1969 | Edmund Langley, Jr., Lawrence C. Hackett (resigned), Walter F. Vanderpool, Robert H. Danelson, Jr. |
| 1970-1971 | Walter F. Vanderpool, Francis H. Fitzgerald, Fred A. White, Jr. |
| 1972 | Fred A. White, Jr., Helen W. Hayden, Ashton P. Norton, Clifford Eastman, Sr., Francis H. Fitzgerald |
| 1973 | Fred A. White, Jr., Helen W. Hayden, Ashton P. Norton, Clifford Eastman, Sr., Robert V. Lessard |
| 1974 | Helen W. Hayden, Ashton P. Norton, Clifford Eastman, Sr., Robert V. Lessard, James F. Fallon |
| 1975-1976 | Clifford Eastman, Sr., Robert V. Lessard, James F. Fallon, Francis H. Fitzgerald, Helen W. Hayden |
| 1977 | Clifford Eastman, Sr., Robert V. Lessard, Allen R. Bridle, Francis H. Fitzgerald, Helen W. Hayden |
| 1978 | Clifford Eastman, Sr., Robert V. Lessard, Allen R. Bridle, Mary-Louise Woolsey, Diana Lamontagne |
| 1979 | Allen R. Bridle, Mary-Louise Woolsey, Diana Lamontagne, Robert V. Lessard, John R. Walker |
| 1980 | Mary-Louise Woolsey, Robert V. Lessard, Diana Lamontagne, John R. Walker, Glyn P. Eastman |
| 1981-1982 | Robert V. Lessard, John R. Walker, Glyn P. Eastman, Ashton P. Norton, Brian G. Doherty |
| 1983 | Robert V. Lessard, John R. Walker, Louisa K. Woodman, Brian G. Doherty, Ashton P. Norton |
| 1984 | Glyn P. Eastman, Louisa K. Woodman, Ashton P. Norton, John R. Walker, Robert V. Lessard |
| 1985-1986 | Glyn P. Eastman, Dona R. Janetos, Ashton Norton, Ansell W. Palmer, John R. Walker |
| 1987 | Glyn P. Eastman, Dona R. Janetos, Ansell W. Palmer, John R. Walker, John J. Lessard |
| 1988 | Glyn P. Eastman, Ansell W. Palmer, John J. Lessard, George Hardardt, Daniel E. Coughlin, Jr. |
Town Clerk
| 1885-1905 | John M. Akerman |
| 1906 | Ernest W. Akerman replaced John M. Akerman, deceased |
| 1907-16 | Horace M. Lane |
| 1917-19 | Herbert L. Tobey |
| 1920-24 | Warren H. Hobbs |
| 1925-38 | William Brown |
| 1939 | Chester G. Marston |
| 1940-49 | William Brown |
| 1950 | John W. Creighton replaces William Brown, deceased |
| 1951-52 | Helen W. Hayden replaces John W. Creighton, resigned |
| 1953-1971 | Helen W. Hayden |
| 1972-1976 | Roger P. Hammond |
| 1977-1988 | Jane Kelley |
Town Treasurer
| 1885-1886 | George W. Lane |
| 1887-1895 | Joshua A. Lane |
| 1896-1908 | Howard G. Lane |
| 1909 | Clarence M. Dearborn |
| 1910-1911 | Howard G. Lane |
| 1912-1922 | Herbert Perkins |
| 1923-1938 | Chester G. Marston |
| 1939 | John W. R. Brooks |
| 1940-1949 | Chester G. Marston |
| 1950-1967 | Norman N. Merrill |
| 1968-1988 | Wilson P. Dennett |
Collector of Taxes
| 1885 | William G. Cole |
| 1886 | John M. Mason |
| 1887-1889 | William G. Cole |
| 1890-1891 | George A. Johnson |
| 1892 | Enoch P. Young |
| 1893-1895 | Abbott Norris |
| 1896 | Enoch P. Young |
| 1897-1898 | Clinton J. Eaton |
| 1899-1916 | John W. Mason |
| 1917-1923 | Ernest G. Cole |
| 1924-1949 | William Brown |
| 1950 | John W. Creighton replaces William Brown, deceased |
| 1951-1957 | John B. Berry |
| 1958-1961 | George H. Sumner replaces John B. Berry, resigned |
| 1962-1970 | Hazel B. Coffin |
| 1971-1987 | Lewis W. Brown |
| 1988 | Ann W. Kaiser |
Library Committee
| 1885-1887 | William T. Merrill, George W. Brown, S. Albert Shaw |
| 1888-1890 | William T. Merrill, Charles M. Batchelder, S. Albert Shaw |
| 1891-1892 | S. Albert Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, Willis A. Tucker |
| 1893-1895 | S. Albert Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, Charles P. Jackson |
| 1896-1905 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder |
| 1906-1908 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, Edgar Warren |
| 1909-1910 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder |
| 1911-1918 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, John A. Ross |
| 1919-1920 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, Wilbur Lamb |
| 1921 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, Horace M. Lane, (deceased) |
| 1922-1927 | Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder, Sarah M. Lane |
| 1928 | Sarah M. Lane, Simeon A. Shaw |
| 1929-1930 | Sarah M. Lane, Simeon A. Shaw, Charles M. Batchelder |
| 1931-1932 | Sarah M. Lane, Simeon A. Shaw, Edgar Warren |
| 1933-1934 | Sarah M. Lane, Otis R. Garland, Edgar Warren |
| 1935-1940 | Otis R. Garland, Edgar Warren, Sarah M. Lane |
| 1941-1943 | Otis R. Garland, Gratia G. Hill, Sarah M. Lane |
| 1944 | Otis R. Garland, Bernice Palmer, Sarah M. Lane |
| 1945 | Harold L. Pierson, Bernice Palmer, Ruth Perkins |
| 1950-1959 | Harold L. Pierson, Bernice Palmer, Ruth True |
| 1960-1961 | Harold L. Pierson, Dorothea Stevens, Bernice Palmer |
| 1962-1965 | Harold L. Pierson, Dorothea Stevens, Stillman Hobbs |
| 1966 | Stillman Hobbs, Helene Harris, Dorothy M. Little |
| 1967-1968 | Stillman Hobbs, Dorothy M. Little, Helene Harris |
| 1969-1971 | Stillman Hobbs, Dorothy M. Little, Helen Joiner |
| 1972-1973 | Stillman Hobbs, Anne Taylor, Dorothy M. Little |
| 1974-1975 | Stillman Hobbs, Martha Williams, Dorothy M. Little |
| 1976-1977 | Dorothy Ingram, Dorothy M. Little, Martha Williams |
| 1978-1979 | Dorothy Ingram, Dorothy M. Little, Alan L. Mason |
| 1980 | Alan L. Mason, Barbara A. Reger Ryan, Dorothy M. Little |
| 1981-1985 | Dorothy M. Little, Barbara A. Reger Ryan, Catherine B. Anderson |
| 1986-1987 | Catherine B. Anderson, Judith Straw, Martha Williams, Barbara A. Reger Ryan, Dorothy M. Little, Arthur Moody |
| 1988 | Dorothy M. Little, Arthur Moody, Catherine B. Anderson, Judith B. Straw, Denyce Stellmach, Jeremiah Lonergan |
School Board
| 1885-1886 | William T. Merrill |
| 1887 | William T. Merrill, J. F. Williams, Abbott L. Joplin |
| 1888 | William T. Merrill, J. F. Williams, Charles M. Lamprey |
| 1889-1890 | William T. Merrill, Abbott L. Joplin, Charles M. Lamprey |
| 1891-1893 | William T. Merrill, Abbott L. Joplin, Joseph B. Brown |
| 1894 | William T. Merrill, Charles P. Jackson, Abbott L. Joplin |
| 1895 | William T. Merrill, Charles P. Jackson, Charles M. Lamprey |
| 1896-1897 | William T. Merrill, Abbott L. Joplin, Charles M. Lamprey |
| 1898-1899 | John A. Ross, Abbott L. Joplin, Charles M. Batchelder |
| 1900-1909 | Abbott L. Joplin, Charles M. Batchelder, John A. Ross |
| 1910-1911 | Charles M. Batchelder, John A. Ross, Abbott L. Joplin |
| 1912-1915 | Charles M. Batchelder, John A. Ross, Elizabeth B. Norris |
| 1916-1917 | Charles M. Batchelder, John A. Ross, Edith Warren |
| 1918 | Charles M. Batchelder, John A. Ross, Christopher S. Toppan |
| 1919 | Christopher S. Toppan, Edith Warren, Frank L. Long |
| 1920-1925 | Christopher S. Toppan, Edith Warren, Warren H. Hobbs |
| 1926-1927 | Christopher S. Toppan, Edith Warren, Arthur H. Ward |
| 1928-1930 | Dean B. Merrill, Christopher S. Toppan, Edith Warren |
| 1931-1934 | Dean B. Merrill, Christopher S. Toppan, Sarah B. Tobey |
| 1935-1938 | Christopher S. Toppan, Sarah B. Tobey, Dean B. Merrill |
| 1939 | Sarah B. Tobey, Dean B. Merrill, Otis R. Garland |
| 1940-1942 | Dean B. Merrill, Otis R. Garland, Olive Brooks |
| 1943-1945 | Deborah Gale Bryer, Otis R. Garland, Dean B. Merrill |
| 1946 | Deborah Gale Bryer, Otis R. Garland, Harold L. Pierson |
| 1947-1949 | Harold L. Pierson, Deborah Gale Bryer, Raymond Sturgis |
| 1950 | Harold L. Pierson, Deborah G. Bryer, Malcolm Hamilton |
| 1951 | Harold L. Pierson, Caroline P. Higgins, Malcolm Hamilton |
| 1952 | Noel W. Salomon, Caroline P. Higgins, Malcolm Hamilton |
| 1953 | Noel W. Salomon, Caroline P. Higgins, William W. Treat |
| 1954 | Noel W. Salomon, William W. Treat, Deborah G. Bryer |
| 1955 | William W. Treat, Deborah G. Bryer, Richard D. Simons |
| 1956 | Deborah G. Bryer, Richard D. Simons, Philip M. Toppan |
| 1957-1958 | Richard D. Simons, Philip M. Toppan, Dorothy M. Little |
| 1959-1961 | Richard D. Simons, C. Dean Shindledecker, Dorothy M. Little |
| 1962 | Dorothy M. Little, Philip M. Toppan, C. Dean Shindledecker |
| 1963-1966 | C. Dean Shindledecker, Olga Casassa, Philip M. Toppan |
| 1967-1969 | C. Dean Shindledecker, Olga Casassa, Philip M. Toppan |
| 1970 | Virginia C. Blake, Olga Casassa, Jason E. Boynton |
| 1971-1972 | Virginia C. Blake, Russell J. Call, Olga Casassa |
| 1973 | Russell J. Call, Daniel H. Bryant, Olga Casassa, Irene C. Palmer, John F. Woodburn |
| 1974-1976 | Russell J. Call, Daniel H. Bryant, Olga Casassa, Irene C. Palmer, John F. Woodburn |
| 1977 | Russell J. Call, Olga Casassa, Irene C. Palmer, John F. Woodburn, Barbara Remick |
| 1978-1979 | John F. Woodburn, Irene C. Palmer, Russell J. Call, Barbara Remick, E. Jane Walker |
| 1980 | E. Jane Walker, John F. Woodburn, Irene C. Palmer, Russell J. Call, Barbara Nadreau |
| 1981 | Irene C. Palmer, John F. Woodburn, Barbara Nadreau (resigned), Russell J. Call, E. Jane Walker |
| 1982 | Russell J. Call, Michael McCarthy, E. Jane Walker, John F. Woodburn, Diane E. McGowan (resigned) |
| 1983 | E. Jane Walker, John F. Woodburn, Michael A. Edgar, Cathleen Mark, Arthur J. Brady, Jr. |
| 1984 | John F. Woodburn, Michael A. Edgar, Cathleen Mark, Arthur J. Brady, E. Jane Walker |
| 1985 | John F. Woodburn, Cathleen Mark, Arthur J. Brady, E. Jane Walker, M. Eileen McEachern |
| 1986-1987 | Cathleen Mark, Irene McCain, M. Eileen McEachern, E. Jane Walker, John F. Woodburn |
| 1988 | Cathleen Mark, Irene McCain, E. Jane Walker, John F. Woodburn, Richard Bednar |
Representative To General Court
| 1885-1886 | William G. Cole |
| 1887-1888 | Charles Philbrick |
| 1889-1890 | Horace M. Lane |
| 1891-1892 | William H. Blake |
| 1893-1894 | Elias H. Perkins |
| 1895-1896 | John F. Marston |
| 1897-1898 | Warren M. Batchelder |
| 1899-1900 | Samuel A. Towle |
| 1901-1902 | Frank B. Brown |
| 1903-1904 | William E. Lane |
| 1905-1906 | John W. Dearborn |
| 1907-1908 | Howell M. Lamprey |
| 1909-1910 | Howard G. Lane |
| 1911-1912 | Hugh Brown |
| 1913-1914 | Herbert Perkins |
| 1915-1916 | Walter J. Palmer |
| 1917-1918 | Edwin L. Batchelder |
| 1919-1920 | Elroy G. Shaw |
| 1921-1922 | Ernest G. Cole |
| 1923-1924 | Warren H. Hobbs |
| 1925-1926 | Harry D. Munsey |
| 1927-1934 | Charles Francis Adams |
| 1935-1938 | Herbert Perkins |
| 1939-1940 | Charles Francis Adams |
| 1941-1942 | Dean B. Merrill |
| 1943 | Dean B. Merrill, Byron E. Redman |
| 1944-1946 | Dean B. Merrill, Raymond L. Goding |
| 1947-1949 | Dean B. Merrill, Ernest R. Underwood |
| 1950-1954 | Dean B. Merrill, Donald A. Ring |
| 1955 | Douglass E. Hunter, Alton P. Tobey |
| 1956-1957 | Douglass E. Hunter, Carl M. Lougee |
| 1958-1959 | Douglass E. Hunter, Seth Junkins |
| 1960-1961 | Douglass E. Hunter, Herbert A. Casassa |
| 1962-1966 | Herbert A. Casassa, C. Dean Shindledecker, Donald A. Ring |
| 1967-1968 | Herbert A. Casassa, John J. Ratoff, C. Dean Shindledecker |
| 1969 | Herbert A. Casassa, C. Dean Shindledecker, Stanwood Brown replaces John J. Ratoff, resigned |
| 1970-1971 | Herbert A. Casassa, Wilfred R. Cunningham, Edmund Langley, Jr. |
| 1972 | Herbert A. Casassa, Wilfred R. Cunningham, Tony Smith, Ednapearl Parr |
| 1973 | Herbert A. Casassa, Wilfred R. Cunningham, Tony Smith, Ednapearl Parr, Oliver Akerman |
| 1974-1975 | Herbert A. Casassa, Wilfred R. Cunningham, Lawrence P. Gillis, Ednapearl Parr, Jane Kelley |
| 1976-1977 | Wilfred R. Cunningham, Ednapearl Parr, Ashton Norton, Stephen C. Dunfey, Oliver Akerman |
| 1978-1979 | Joseph C. Flynn, Stephen C. Dunfey, Ednapearl Parr, Roberta C. Pevear, Louisa K. Woodman |
| 1980-1981 | Beverly Hollingworth, Ednapearl Parr, John R. Walker, Louisa K. Woodman |
| 1982-1988 | Beverly Hollingworth, Ednapearl Parr, Kenneth W. Malcolm, E. Jane Walker |
State Senators
| 1915-16 | Herbert Perkins |
| 1929-30 | Harry D. Munsey |
| 1945-46 | Byron E. Redman |
| 1955-58 | Dean B. Merrill |
| 1963-66 | Douglass E. Hunter Sr. |
| 1973- | Robert F. Preston |
Executive Council
| 1943-45 | John W. Perkins |