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Joshua Fales represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. [1]
Daniel Covell represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Edward Dowse was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown, Dowse moved to Dedham in March 1798. He purchased five acres of land around 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.
Samuel Dexter (1726-1810) was an early American politician from Dedham, Massachusetts. Born in 1726 in Dedham, he was very smart but did not wish to follow his father, also named Samuel Dexter into the ministry at First Church and Parish in Dedham. He married Hannah Sigourney in 1748. His son, the third Samuel Dexter, served in the administrations of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
John Fuller represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1690. Also beginning in 1690, he began the first of his five terms as selectman.
Thomas Metcalf represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He also served 10 terms as selectman, beginning in 1678.
Thomas Fuller (1662-1733) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court in 1723 and 1724. He also served as a selectman in Dedham, beginning from 1702 to 1704 and again in 1710 and 1710. He was also the town treasurer from 1715-1717.
Joseph Richards represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. Beginning in 1731, he served five terms as selectman.
Eliphalet Pond (1704-1795) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Joseph Guild represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was also town clerk for a total of four years, having first been elected in 1773. Additionally, he served seven terms as selectman, with his first election in 1768.
Nathaniel Ames represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. His father was Dr. Nathaniel Ames and his brother was Fisher Ames.
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.
Ebenezer Fisher represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. The Fisher School, now in Westwood, Massachusetts, was named in his honor. He served as selectman in 1785.
Erastus Worthington represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
Richard Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
John Morse represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court.
William Adams was minister of the First Church and Parish in Dedham.
John Hunting was Ruling Elder of the First Church and Parish in Dedham.
Richard Ellis represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court from 1825-1831 and in 1833. He also served for 29 nonconsecutive years as town clerk in Dedham, beginning in 1815.
Nathan Aldis was an early settler of Dedham, Massachusetts who served on that town's Board of Selectmen in 1641, 1642, and 1644. He served in a variety of other positions in the town and served as a deacon at First Church and Parish in Dedham. He signed the Dedham Covenant.
Samuel Morse (1585-1654) was an original proprietor of Dedham, Massachusetts who served on the board of selectmen for two years. He was also a founder of Medfield, Massachusetts when it broke away from Dedham. He was elected a selectman before joining the First Church and Parish in Dedham. He was a signer of the Dedham Covenant.
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