Kingston Selectmen The Chairman of the Board is listed first in each sequence. 1726 Benjamin Eaton Thomas Croade Jacob Mitchell 1726 28 Benjamin Eaton Thomas Croade Gershom Bradford 1729 31 Gershom Bradford Francis Adams Robert Cooke 1732 Gershom Bradford Samuel Foster Joseph Mitchell 1733 36 Francis Adams Gershom Bradford Joseph Mitchell 1737 40 Gershom Bradford Samuel Foster Joseph Mitchell 1741 Gershom Bradford Samuel Foster Joseph Mitchell 1742 Gershom Bradford Samuel Foster Robert Bradford 1743 Gershom Bradford Judah Hall Robert Bradford 1744 47 Nicholas Sever Judah Hall Robert Bradford 1748 Nicholas Sever Robert Bradford William Ripley 1749 51 Robert Bradford Joseph Holmes Joseph Mitchell 1752 Robert Bradford Samuel Foster Joseph Mitchell 1753 Benjamin Sampson Robert Bradford Joseph Mitchell 1754 Nicholas Sever Robert Bradford Joseph Mitchell 1755 Benjamin Lothrop Samuel Ring Cornelius Sampson 1756 57 Robert Bradford Benjamin Lothrop Samuel Ring 1758 John Faunce John Fuller John Gray 1759 62 Robert Bradford John Gray John Fuller 1763 Robert Bradford John Fuller Samuel Foster 1764 69 Robert Bradford John Gray John Thomas 1770 74 John Thomas John Gray Benjamin Cook 1775 John Thomas John Gray Ebenezer Washburn 1776 John Gray Ebenezer Washburn Benjamin Cook 1777 Benjamin Cook Ebenezer Washburn Ebenezer Cobb Jr. 1778 Ebenezer Washburn Jedediah Holmes James Drew 1779 Peter West Ebenezer Cobb Jr. John Faunce 1780 John Gray Benjamin Cobb Jr. John Faunce 1781 84 John Faunce Jedediah Holmes Joseph Sampson 1785 86 John Gray Joseph Sampson John Faunce 1787 88 John Gray John Faunce Jedediah Holmes 1789 John Gray John Faunce Ebenezer Washburn 1790 91 John Gray Jedediah Holmes John Faunce 1792 93 John Gray John Faunce Josiah Cook 1794 John Faunce Josiah Cook Jedediah Holmes 1795 Josiah Cook John Gray Ebenezer Washburn 1796 Ebenezer Washburn Josiah Cook Jedediah Holmes 1797 98 Ebenezer Washburn Josiah Cook Joseph Sampson 1799 1802 John Gray Jedediah Holmes John Faunce 1803 John Faunce Charles Holmes Nathaniel Thomas 1804 06 Seth Drew Josiah Cook Joshua Delano 1807 08 John Faunce Joshua Delano Nathaniel Thomas 1809 12 John Faunce Nathaniel Thomas Elisha Hall 1
1813 14 John Faunce Nathaniel Thomas Robert McLaughlin Jr. 1815 Nathaniel Thomas Robert McLaughlin Jr. John Gray 1816 20 John Gray Robert McLaughlin Jr. Robert Cook Jr. 1821 24 John Gray Robert McLaughlin Jr. Spencer Bradford 1825 John Gray Eli Cook Josiah Cook Jr. 1826 Josiah Cook Jr. Eli Cook Nathaniel Holmes 1827 Samuel Ring Nathaniel Faunce George Adams 1828 John Gray Robert McLaughlin Jr. Nathaniel Faunce 1829 Nathaniel Chandler Josiah Holmes Zebulan Bisbee 1830 33 Zebulan Bisbee Josiah Holmes Samuel Adams 1834 Zebulan Bisbee Josiah Holmes Nathaniel Faunce 1835 37 Nathaniel Faunce Thomas C. Holmes Asaph Holmes 1838 39 Josiah Holmes John Gray Jr. James Foster 1840 41 Josiah Holmes John Gray Jr. Elkanah Cushman 1842 Nathaniel Faunce Zebulan Bisbee Samuel Adams 1843 44 Nathaniel Faunce Samuel Adams Thomas C. Holmes 1845 52 Samuel Adams Nathaniel Faunce Alden S. Bradford 1853 Alden S. Bradford Thomas Cushman Stephen Holmes 1854 Alden S. Bradford Stephen Holmes John Gray 1855 Alden S. Bradford James Foster Nathaniel Faunce 1856 Alden S. Bradford James Foster Samuel Adams 1857 Edward Gray Samuel Adams Martin L. Tupper 1858 John Gray Samuel E. Cushman Walter H. Faunce 1859 Edward Gray Samuel E. Cushman Walter H. Faunce 1860-62 Edward Gray Samuel E. Cushman Charles Everson 1863 Edward Gray Samuel E. Cushman Cornelius A. Bartlett (Bartlett later declined and Samuel E. Cushman was choosen) 1864 Edward Gray Samuel E. Cushman Alden S. Bradford 1865 66 Alden S. Bradford Edward Gray Charles Everson 1867 77 Alden S. Bradford Edward Gray John J. Holmes (Gray died in 1777 and William S. Adams was chosen on April 30 th ) 1878-79 Alden S. Bradford John F. Holmes William S. Adams 1880 Alden S. Bradford John F. Holmes Walter H. Faunce 1881 84 Walter H. Faunce John F. Holmes Philander Cobb 1885-89 John F. Holmes E. Elbridge Atwood David Delano 1890 John F. Holmes E. Elbridge Atwood David Delano 1891-92 John F. Holmes David Delano Walter H. Faunce 1893-94 John F. Holmes Walter H. Faunce Joshua Delano Jr. 1895-96 Walter H. Faunce John F. Holmes Samuel Atwell 1897 1904 Walter H. Faunce David Delano Samuel Atwell 1905-08 Thomas W. Bailey Alexander Holmes William J. O Brien 1909 Thomas W. Bailey William J. O Brien Albert E. Holmes 1910 William J. O Brien Albert E. Holmes Walter H. Faunce 1911 Thomas Bailey Albert E. Holmes Walter H. Faunce 1912 Albert E. Holmes Walter H. Faunce William J. O Brien 1913 20 Albert E. Holmes Walter H. Faunce Frank C. Woodward 2
1921-26 George E. Fogg Albert H. Holmes Walter H. Faunce 1927-28 John T. Cushman Albert H. Holmes George F. Sever 1929 Frank L. Armstrong John T. Cushman George F. Sever 1930 Frank L. Armstrong John T. Cushman John T. Smith 1931 33 John T. Cushman Perely W. Royal John T. Smith 1934 Frank L. Armstrong John T. Cushman John T. Smith 1935 John T. Cushman William M. Post John R. Manks 1936-37 Horace C. Weston William M. Post John R. Manks 1938 40 Horace C. Weston William M. Post Samuel C. Bonney 1941 45 William M. Post Percey W. Bailey John J. Moore 1946 50 John J. Moore Percy W. Bailey Orfeo H. Sgarzi 1951 John J. Moore Percy W. Bailey William M. Post 1952 William M. Post Percy W. Bailey John J. Moore 1953-54 William M. Post Percy W. Bailey Roy L. McLean 1955 William M. Post Roy L. McLean John C. McCann 1956 John J. Moore John C. McCann William M. Post 1957 60 John J. Moore John C. McCann William A. MacPhail 1961 64 John J. Moore Harley S. Cadenhead William A. MacPhail 1965 Harley S. Cadenhead William A. MacPhail Roy L. McLean 1966 Harley S. Cadenhead Roy L. McLean Kenneth J. Cram 1967 Roy L. McLean Kenneth J. Cram Roscoe A. Cole Jr. 1968 Roscoe A. Cole Jr. Kenneth Cram Lawrence B. Westgate 1969 Roscoe A. Cole Jr. Lawrence B. Westgate Charles L. Farrington Jr. 1970-73 Lawrence B. Westgate Charles L. Farrington Harley S. Cadenhead 1974 Charles L. Farrington Harley S. Cadenhead Joseph F. Glass 1975 Richard A. Ottino Harley S. Cadenhead Joseph F. Glass 1976 Joseph F. Glass Richard P. Cretinon Richard A. Ottino 1977-78 Richard P. Cretinon Richard A. Ottino Charles L. Farrington Jr. 1979 80 Richard A. Ottino Charles L. Farrington Jr. William B. Martin 1981 Charles L. Farrington Jr. William B. Martin Joseph M. Palombo 1982 Charles L. Farrington Jr. Thomas D. Lawton Joseph M. Palombo 1983-84 Joseph M. Palombo Thomas D. Lawton Edward H. Valla 1985-87 Edward H. Valla Joseph M. Palombo Joseph A. Costa 1988 Edward H. Valla Joseph M. Palombo Arthur Vantangoli 1989 Joseph M. Palombo Arthur Vantangoli John C. Veracka 1990 Arthur Vantangoli John C. Veracka Clive W. Beasley 1991 John C. Veracka Clive W. Beasley Ronald L.C. Maribett 1992 Clive W. Beasley Marjorie Cadenhead - Ronald L. C. Maribett Christine L. Willis Kevin F. Cully 1993 Ronald L. C. Maribett Christina L. Willis Kevin F. Cully Marjorie Cadenhead Daniel J. Murphy 1994 Marjorie Cadenhead Kevin F. Cully Daniel J. Murphy Richard P. Cretinon Olavo B. DeMacedo 1995 Daniel J. Murphy Marjorie Cadenhead Richard P. Cretinon Olavo B. DeMacedo Theodore C. Alexiades 1996 Olavo B. DeMacedo Richard P. Cretinon Theodore C. Alexiades 3
Thomas S. Bouchard Sr. Daniel J. Murphy 1997 Olavo B. DeMacedo Theodore C. Alexiades Thomas S. Bouchard Sr. Daniel J. Murphy Marjorie Cadenhead 1998 Olavo B. DeMacedo Thomas S. Bouchard Sr. Daniel J. Murphy Marjorie Cadenhead George D. Cravenho 1999 George D. Cravenho Marjorie Cadenhead Olavo B. DeMacedo Richard P. Cretinon Richard E. Kenney Sr. 2000 George D. Cravenho Richard P. Cretinon Richard Kenney Sr. Mark S. Beaton Olavo B. DeMacedo 2001 Richard Kenney Sr. Richard P. Cretinon Mark S. Beaton Olavo B. DeMacedo George D. Cravendo 2002 Olavo B. DeMacedo Mark S. Beaton George D. Cravenho Richard P. Cretinon Richard E. Kenney Sr. 2003 Olavo B. DeMacedo George D. Cravenho Paul M. Gallagher Richard Kenney Sr. Mark S. Beaton 2004 Mark S. Beaton Paul M. Gallagher Richard E. Kenney Olavo B. DeMacedo Joseph D. Kelleher 2005 Paul M. Gallagher Joseph D. Kelleher Sandra D. MacFarlane Mark S. Beaton Olavo B. DeMacedo 4
Sources: Kingston Town Annual Reports and the History of Plymouth County Massachusetts. Hurd D. Hamilton, Comp (Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis and Company, 1884) 5