CHELSEA CITY GOVERNMENT 1857 to 1871

DATE OF CITY CHARTER: March 13, 1857 FIRST ELECTION: March 23, 1857 FIRST INAUGURATION: April 13, 1857

1857 Mayor: Francis B. Fay
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Mellen Chamberlain Rufus Trussel Ward 2 Nehemiah Boynton George W. Churchill Ward 3 Daniel A. Johnson Henry Taylor Ward 4 George W. Gerrish John Taylor CITY CLERK Samuel Bassett, Jr.	President Hosea Isley Ward 1 John F. Fellows Benjamin Dodge Noble M. Perkins Joseph Wyath John Roberts Ward 2 Thomas H. Greeley John Bent Stephen Sibley James B. Forsyth Erastus Rugg*	Ward 3 Hosea Isley Sylvender Forristall Enoch Bartlett James P. Farley Eben W. Lothrop Ward 4 Caleb Pratt John E. Wilder Thomas H. Carruth Samuel Lane Frank B. Fay CLERK J. W. Fletcher
*Resigned William R. Pearmain elected

1858 Mayor: Hosea Isley
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John F. Fellows Charles G. Thayer Ward 2 Nehemiah Boynton George W. Churchill Ward 3 Eben W. Lothrop Henry Taylor Ward 4 Thomas H. Carruth JWilliam O. Haskell CITY CLERK Samuel Bassett, Jr.	President Stephen Sibley Ward 1 Nathaniel Gale David H. Buck John Roberts Rufus S. Owen George W. Clark* Ward 2 Stephen Sibley James B. Forsyth Mark Graves Francis Low, Jr. William R. Pearmain	Ward 3 Thomas C. Dunnels Rufus S. Frost Sylvender Forristall James P. Farley James D. Cloutman Ward 4 William Stocker John T. Hadaway John F. Pitman Andrew L. Haskell Caleb Pratt CLERK J. W. Fletcher
*Resigned Lewis Smith, Jr. elected

1859 Mayor: Hosea Isley
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John R. Dafur Noble M. Perkins Ward 2 Nehemiah Boynton George W. Churchill Ward 3 Rufus S. Frost Henry Taylor Ward 4 Thomas H. Carruth William O. Haskell CITY CLERK Samuel Bassett, Jr.	President Frank B. Fay Ward 1 Lewis Smith, Jr. Zephaniah Bassett William E. Donnell William Hawes Joseph Wyeth* Ward 2 Mark Graves Orrien E. Downing Francis Low, Jr. William R. Pearmain Stephen Sibley	Ward 3 James D. Cloutman James P. Farley Henry W. Bowen Daniel H. Maine** Thomas C. Dunnels Ward 4 Frank B. Fay John T. Hathaway Andrew L. Haskell William G. Clark Henry H. Hartt*** CLERK J. W. Fletcher****
*Declined Joshua C. Mayo elected ***Declined Moses A. Herrick elected **Deceased C. G. Sargeant elected ****William S. Haskell elected

1860 Mayor: Hosea Isley
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John R. Dafur Albert Bisbee Ward 2 George W. Churchill James B. Forsyth Ward 3 Rufus S. Frost Henry Taylor* Ward 4 Thomas H. Carruth Noble M. Perkins CITY CLERK Samuel Bassett, Jr.	President Obrien E. Downing Ward 1 Joshua C. Mayo** Rufus S. Owens Davis W. Bailey George G. Desinazes Edwin Janvrin*** Ward 2 William R. Pearmain Mark Graves Charles H. Ferson Benjamin J. Gerrish Levi Slade	Ward 3 Henry W. Bowen Orrien . Downing Chris G. Sargeant Samuel D. Slocum Elijah H. Badnall Ward 4 John T. Hathaway William Stocker Francis Low, Jr. John W. Fletcher Joseph Cheever CLERK William S. Haskell
*Resigned Eben W. Lathrop elected **Resigned Levi B. Miller elected ***Resigned Lewis Smith elected

1861 Mayor: Frank B. Fay
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John R. Dafur Albert Bisbee Ward 2 George W. Churchill James B. Forsyth Ward 3 Eben W. Lathrop Henry W. Bowen Ward 4 Thomas H. Carruth Noble M. Perkins CITY CLERK Samuel Bassett	President Obrien E. Downing Ward 1 Rufus S. Owen James M. Soule John Buck Levi B. Miller William Sargeant Ward 2 William R. Pearmain Mark Graves Charles H. Ferson Benjamin J. Gerrish Levi Slade	Ward 3 Orrien E. Downing Chris G. Sargeant Samuel D. Slocum Elijah H Bagnall David Slade Ward 4 John T. Hathaway Francis Low John W. Fletcher Andrew L. Haskell Eustace G. Fitz CLERK William S. Haskell

1862 Mayor: Frank B. Fay
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John R. Dafur Albert Bisbee Ward 2 Jesse Gould Benjamin J. Gerrish Ward 3 Eben W. Lathrop James P. Farley Ward 4 Henry W. Bowen* Francis Low CITY CLERK Samuel Bassett	President Eustace C. Fitz Ward 1 Rufus S. Owen** James M. Soule John Buck D. W. Bailey Zephaniah Bassett Ward 2 Mark Graves Levi Slade Slade Luther Edward Chase John Mulloy	Ward 3 Orrien E. Downing Samuel D. Slocum J. Q. A. Smith M. M. Pigot George Matthews Ward 4 Eustace G. Fitz John W. Fletcher George S. Shaw Hiram S. Rollins J. E. M. Gilley CLERK William S. Haskell
*Resigned John T. Hathaway elected **Resigned Cyrus Clement elected

1863 Mayor: Frank B. Fay
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John R. Dafur Albert Bisbee Ward 2 Jesse Gould James B. Forsyth Ward 3 Eben W. Lathrop Orrien E. Downing* James F. Farley** Ward 4 Francis Low John T. Hathaway	President Eustace C. Fitz Ward 1 William H. Dufur John Buck Zephaniah Bassett Levi B. Miller James M. Soule Ward 2 Levi Slade William O. Haskell Freeman Hinckley John H. Osgood James Marble	Ward 3 Samuel D. Slocum J. Q. A. Smith Horatio B. Hersey M. M. Pigot George Matthews Ward 4 Eustace C. Fitz Samuel W. Mason John E. M. Gilley Hiram S. Rollins Daniel C. Linscott
* Declined **Elected January 19 to fill vacancy

1864 Mayor: Eustace C. Fitz
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Albert Bisbee John R, Durfur* Rufus Trussell** Ward 2 James B. Forsyth John H. Osgood Ward 3 Maurice M. Pigot Eben W. Lathrop Ward 4 Joseph Everdean Samuel W. Mason	President Mark Fraves Ward 1 James M. Soule. Zephaniah Bassett William H. Dufur Levi B. Miller Cyrus Clement Ward 2 William O, Haskell Levi Slade Freeman Hinckley Mark Graves Benjamin T. Martin	Ward 3 Samuel D. Slocum George Matthews Horatio B. Hersey John Whitman David Slade Ward 4 Thomas H. Carruth Noble M. Perkins George S. Shaw James Hovey Hadley P. Burrill
* Declined **Elected January 13 to fill vacancy

1865 Mayor: Eustace C. Fitz
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Albert Bisbee Elisha H. Ryder Ward 2 Jesse Gould William O. Haskell Ward 3 Eben W. Lathrop Maurice M. Pigot Ward 4 Joseph Everdean Samuel W. Mason	President Benjamin T. Martin Ward 1 Zephaniah Bassett George P. Wardsworth Levi B. Miller Benjamin B. Read Elbridge C. Donnell Ward 2 Benjamin T. Martin George H. Wiggin Washington Warren Levi Slade C. M. Whittlessey	Ward 3 H. B. Hersey George Matthews John Whittman Joseph J. Durham Enoch Benner Ward 4 I. N. Peabody George S. Shaw T. H. Carruth Charles A. Rogers Hadley P. Burrill

1866 Mayor: Eustace C. Fitz
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 John R. Dufur Edward Bassett Ward 2 Jesse Gould Isaac Stebbins Ward 3 Azel Ames Maurice M. Pigot Ward 4 Caleb Pratt Andrew L. Haskell	President Horatio B. Hersey Ward 1 George P. Wardsworth George W. Vose Cyrus Clement Elbridge C. Donnell John Q. Adams Ward 2 George H. Wiggin Ambrose L. Graves John Bent Horatio Jenkins Edwin C. Barnes	Ward 3 H. B. Hersey Joseph J. Durham Enoch Benner John A. Phipps James Gibbs Ward 4 I. N. Peabody Charles A. Rogers Samuel Freeman John Magee Caleb Lombard, Jr.

1867 Mayor: Rufus S. Frost
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Edward Bassett Elisha H. Ryder Ward 2 Jesse Gould John T. Haddaway Ward 3 Azel Ames Maurice M. Pigot Ward 4 Caleb Pratt Andrew L. Haskell	President Horatio B. Hersey Ward 1 George P. Wardsworth George W. Vose Elbridge C. Donnell John Q. Adams Isaac S. Dillingham, Jr. Ward 2 John Bent Edwin C. Barnes Benjamin T. Martin C. M. Whittlessey Elijah Endicott	Ward 3 H. B. Hersey Joseph J. Durham John A. Phipps Samuel Freeman Sumner Carruth Ward 4 Caleb Lombard, Jr. H. Allen Snow George H. Hood William G. Clark Thomas H. Carruth

1868 Mayor: Rufus S. Frost
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Sylvender Forristall George W. Vose Ward 2 Edwin C. Barnes Isaac Stebbins Ward 3 Horatio B. Hersey Eben W. Lathrop Ward 4 Andrew L. Haskell John Low	President Benjamin T. Martin Ward 1 John Q. Adams George G. Bailey William Hawes Benjamin Read William D. Seely Ward 2 Benjamin T. Martin Frederick C. Davis John Molloy Charles Stearns C. M. Whittlesey	Ward 3 Joseph J. Durham Charles H. Ferson James M. Hardin George Matthews Henry R. Swazey Ward 4 Thomas H. Carruth Alpheus J. Hilbourn Henry T. Holmes Caleb Lombard, Jr. James B. Rogers

1869 Mayor: James B. Forsyth
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Albert Bisbee John Q. Adams Ward 2 Edward Otheman Corydon M. Whittlesey Ward 3 Horatio B. Hersey Eben W. Lathrop Ward 4 Joseph Everdean David E. Mayo	President John W. Fletcher Ward 1 Simeon Butterfield Thomas Green Elbridge C. Donnell John H. Perry Philip Waldmyer Ward 2 Charles Kimball James Trent John Mulloy John J. Underhill John H. Wilkerson	Ward 3 Charles A. Campbell Joseph S. Dillingham, Jr. Joseph J. Durham James M. Hardin Henry R. Swazey Ward 4 John W. Fletcher Henry T. Holmes Henry B. Dunham George Norris Daniel J. Ricker

1870 Mayor: James B. Forsyth
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 George W. Clark John Q. Adams Ward 2 Edward Otheman Corydon M. Whittlesey Ward 3 Horatio B. Hersey Eben W. Lathrop Ward 4 David E. Mayo John W. Fletcher	President Elbridge C. Donnell Ward 1 Simeon Butterfield John H. Perry Elbridge C. Donnell Philip Waldmyer Henry T. Knight Ward 2 Charles Kimball Franklin O. Barnes A. L. Gould John J. Underhill John H. Wilkerson	Ward 3 Charles A. Campbell Joseph S. Dillingham, Jr. Henry R. Swazey M. M. Pigot Robert C. Fanning Ward 4 Henry T. Holmes George Norris Henry B. Dunham Daniel J. Ricker Israel H. Gerrish

1871 Mayor: John W. Fletcher
ALDERMEN	COMMON COUNCIL
Ward 1 Simeon Butterfield George W. Clark Ward 2 William R. Pearmain John H. Wilkinson Ward 3 James Q. Gilmore Maurice M. Pigot Ward 4 Francis Low David E. Mayo	President James S. Dillingham, Jr. Ward 1 Elbridge C. Donnell Henry T. Knight Rufus F. Bisbee Rufus T. Sparkes Samuel P. Tenney Ward 2 Franklin O. Barnes Charles Kimball A. L. Gould James S. Green Edward F. Tilden	Ward 3 Joseph S. Dillingham, Jr. Philip Waldmyer Charles A. Campbell Lyman M. Miller Andrew J. Bacon Ward 4 Daniel J. Ricker Israel H. Gerrish William H. Wilson George E. Rogers Sylvester B. Hinckley