Edward Dowse was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Dowse moved to Dedham in March 1798 to escape the yellow fever epidemic in Boston. He purchased five acres of land on both sides of the Middle Post Road, today known as High Street. He lived in an already existing house at first, and then built a home on the land in 1804. His brother-in-law was Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of USS Constitution.
Joseph Ellis, Sr. (1666–1752) was a colonial American politician. He served as an selectman, moderator, and representative to the Great and General Court where he served seven terms.
Josiah Fisher represented Dedham, Massachusetts, in the Great and General Court. He served as selectman for five terms beginning in 1697.
Samuel Guild represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He also served 20 terms as selectman, beginning in 1693.
Eleazer Ellis was an American politician who represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. Beginning in 1729, he served two terms as selectman.
Dr. Joseph Richards represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. Beginning in 1731, he served five terms as selectman.
Nathaniel Sumner represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Eliphalet Pond (1704-1795) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Col. Abner Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court for five years. Ellis was the son of Abner and Meletiah Ellis and was born on January 4, 1770.
Nathaniel Kingsbury represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also town clerk in 1783 and served five terms as selectman, beginning in 1773.
Isaac Bullard represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also town clerk for a total of three years, having first been elected in 1784. He was also elected five times as selectman, beginning in 1773. Bullard was the first treasurer of Norfolk County, serving from 1793 to 1808.
Erastus Worthington represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
William Ellis was an American politician who represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Richard Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Merrill D. Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Joseph Day represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Captain Timothy Dwight (1629–1718) represented Dedham in the Great and General Court of Massachusetts and was the progenitor of the Dwight family.
Richard Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court from 1825 to 1831 and in 1833. He also served for 29 nonconsecutive years as town clerk in Dedham, beginning in 1815.
John Kingsbury was an early resident of Watertown, Massachusetts and a founder of Dedham, Massachusetts. He represented Dedham in the Great and General Court in 1647.
The history of Dedham, Massachusetts from 1700 to 1799 saw the town become one of the largest and most influential country towns in Massachusetts. As the population grew and residents moved to outlying areas of the town, battles for political power took place. Similar battles were taking place within the churches, as liberal and conservative factions bristled at paying for ministers with whom they had differences of theological opinion. New parishes and preciencts were formed, and eventually several new towns broke away.
