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History of Cumberland County Commissioners
| Year | Name of Commissioners |
|---|---|
| 1831 | Philip Eastman – Chair Charles Fox Edmund Mann |
| 1832 | Philip Eastman – Chair Charles Fox Edmund Mann |
| 1833 | Philip Eastman – Chair Charles Fox Edmund Mann |
| 1834 | Philip Eastman – Chair Charles Fox John Andrews |
| 1835 | Philip Eastman – Chair Edmund Mann Stephen Webb, Jr. |
| 1836 | Philip Eastman – Chair John Andrews Stephen Webb, Jr. |
| 1837 | Stephen Webb, Jr. – Chair Dec. Term John Andrews – Chair June Term Meshach Humphrey |
| 1838 | John McKeen – Chair Solomon Andrews Thomas B. Little |
| 1839 | Stephen Webb, Jr. – Chair John Andrews Joseph Cross |
| 1840 | Stephen Webb, Jr. – Chair John Andrews Joseph Cross |
| 1841 | Thomas B. Little – Chair Joseph S. Jewitt Robert R. Kendall |
| 1842 | Joseph Cross – Chair Charles Hannaford Lemuel Rich |
| 1843 | Charles Hannaford – Chair Richard Greenleaf Ezra Tobie |
| 1844 | Charles Hannaford – Chair Richard Greenleaf Lemuel Rich |
| 1845 | Charles Hannaford – Chair Richard Greenleaf Lemuel Rich |
| 1846 | Lemuel Rich – Chair Daniel Merrill Richard Greenleaf |
| 1847 | Richard Greenleaf – Chair Daniel Merrill Daniel M. Cook |
| 1848 | Daniel Merrill – Chair Daniel M. Cook Abiezer S. Freemen |
| 1849 | Daniel M. Cook – Chair Abiezer S. Freemen Stephen L. Waterhouse |
| 1850 | Daniel M. Cook – Chair Stephen L. Waterhouse Richard Dresser |
| 1851 | Stephen L. Waterhouse – Chair Richard Dresser Lemuel Andrews |
| 1852 | Stephen L. Waterhouse – Chair Richard Dresser Lemuel Andrews |
| 1853 | Lemuel Andrews – Chair Seth Storer Thomas B. Little |
| 1854 | Seth Storer – Chair William Paine Ebenezer Wells |
| 1855 | William Paine – Chair Seth Storer Anson Jordan |
| 1856 | Anson Jordan – Chair William Paine Samuel Thing |
| 1857 | Anson Jordan - Chair Samuel Thing George Libby |
| 1858 | Samuel Thing – Chair George Libby Ellery H. Stairbird |
| 1859 | Ellery H. Stairbird – Chair George Libby Charles C. Cobb |
| 1860 | Ellery H. Stairbird – Chair Charles C. Cobb Jeremiah Parker |
| 1861 | Charles C. Cobb – Chair Jeremiah Parker Nicholas L. Humphrey |
| 1862 | Jeremiah Parker – Chair Nicholas L. Humphrey Eben C. Andrews |
| 1863 | Nicholas L. Humphrey – Chair Eben C. Andrews Reuben Higgins |
| 1864 | Eben C. Andrews - Chair Reuben Higgins Charles Humphrey |
| 1865 | Reuben Higgins – Chair Charles Humphrey Caleb A. Chaplin |
| 1866 | Charles Humphrey – Chair Caleb H. Chaplin James Pennell |
| 1867 | Caleb H. Chaplin – Chair James Pennell Miltimore Watts |
| 1868 | James Pennell – Chair Miltimore Watts Oliver D. Dike |
| 1869 | Miltimore Watts – Chair Oliver D. Dike Seward M. Baker |
| 1870 | Oliver D. Dike – Chair Seward M. Baker William B. Skillin |
| 1871 | Smith Barber – Chair William B. Skillin Oliver D. Dike |
| 1872 | William B. Skillin – Chair George E. Chadbourne Smith Barber |
| 1873 | George E. Chadbourne – Chair Smith Barber Edwin C. Townsend |
| 1874 | Smith Barber – Chair Edwin C. Townsend William Smith |
| 1875 | Edwin C. Townsend – Chair William Small Samuel Dingley |
| 1876 | William Small – Chair Samuel Dingley Solomon Stuart |
| 1877 | Samuel Dingley – Chair Solomon Stuart John L. Swift |
| 1878 | Solomon Stuart – Chair John S. Swift Jacob Clark |
| 1879 | John S. Swift – Chair Jacob Clark Leander E. Cram |
| 1880 | Jacob Clark - Chair Leander E. Cram William L. Prince |
| 1881 | Leander E. Cram – Chair William L. Prince David P. Chaplin |
| 1882 | William L. Prince – Chair David P. Chaplin Roscoe G. Harding |
| 1883 | William L. Prince – Chair David P. Chaplin Henry Nutter |
| 1884 | William L. Prince – Chair David P. Chaplin Henry Nutter |
| 1885 | William L. Prince – Chair David P. Chaplin Henry Nutter |
| 1886 | David P. Chaplin – Chair Henry Nutter William L. Prince |
| 1887 | Henry Nutter – Chair Joseph B. Hammond James H. Tolman |
| 1888 | Henry Nutter – Chair Joseph B. Hammond James H. Tolman |
| 1889 | Joseph B. Hammond – Chair James H. Tolman Frank H. Plummer |
| 1890 | Joseph B. Hammond – Chair James H. Tolman Frank H. Plummer |
| 1891 | James H. Tolman – Chair Frank H. Plummer Elbridge Lord |
| 1892 | James H. Tolman – Chair Frank H. Plummer Elbridge Lord |
| 1893 | Frank H. Plummer - Chair Elbridge Lord Walter B. Allen |
| 1894 | Frank H. Plummer – Chair Elbridge Lord Walter B. Allen |
| 1895 | Elbridge Lord – Chair Walter B. Allen W. H. Seavey |
| 1896 | Elbridge Lord – Chair Walter B. Allen W. H. Seavey |
| 1897 | Walter B. Allen – Chair W. H. Seavey Gardner Walker |
| 1898 | Walter B. Allen – Chair W. H. Seavey Gardner Walker |
| 1899 | W. H. Seavey – Chair Gardner Walker Charles C. Wiggins |
| 1900 | W. H. Seavey – Chair Gardner Walker Charles C. Wiggins |
| 1901 | George P. Plaisted – Chair Gardner Walker Charles C. Wiggin |
| 1902 | George P. Plaisted - Chair Gardner Walker Charles C. Wiggin |
| 1903 | George P. Plaisted - Chair Gardner Walker Charles C. Wiggin |
| 1904 | Charles C. Wiggin - Chair George P. Plaisted Richard Cook |
| 1905 | George P. Plaisted - Chair Richard Cook James H. McDonald |
| 1906 | George P. Plaisted - Chair Richard Cook James H. McDonald |
| 1907 | James H. McDonald - Chair Richard Cook Edward H. Trickey |
| 1908 | James H. McDonald – Chair Richard Cook Edward H. Trickey |
| 1909 | James H. McDonald – Chair Edward H. Trickey James Carroll Mead |
| 1910 | James H. McDonald – Chair Edward H. Trickey James Carroll Mead |
| 1911 | James H. McDonald - Chair James Carroll Mead William F. Pillsbury |
| 1912 | James H. McDonald – Chair James Carroll Mead William F. Pillsbury |
| 1913 | James Carroll Mead - Chair James H. McDonald William F. Pillsbury |
| 1914 | James Carroll Mead – Chair James H. McDonald William F. Pillsbury |
| 1915 | James H. McDonald - Chair William F. Pillsbury Charles A. Maxwell |
| 1916 | James H. McDonald – Chair William F. Pillsbury Charles A. Maxwell |
| 1917 | James H. McDonald – Chair William F. Pillsbury Charles A. Maxwell |
| 1918 | William F. Pillsbury - Chair Charles A. Maxwell Clarence L. Bucknam |
| 1919 | Clarence L. Bucknam – Chair Charles A. Maxwell Frank M. Hawkes |
| 1920 | Clarence L. Bucknam – Chair Charles A. Maxwell Frank M. Hawkes |
| 1921 | Clarence L. Bucknam – Chair Frank M. Hawkes William H. Cram |
| 1922 | Clarence L. Bucknam – Chair Frank M. Hawkes William H. Cram |
| 1923 | Frank M. Hawkes - Chair William H. Cram William L. Cobb |
| 1924 | Frank M. Hawkes - Chair William H. Cram William L. Cobb |
| 1925 | William H. Cram – Chair William L. Cobb Clarence L. Bucknam |
| 1926 | William H. Cram – Chair William L. Cobb Clarence L. Bucknam |
| 1927 | William L. Cobb – Chair Clarence L. Bucknam William H. Cram |
| 1928 | William L. Cobb – Chair Clarence L. Bucknam William H. Cram |
| 1929 | William L. Cobb – Chair Clarence L. Bucknam William H. Cram |
| 1930 | Clarence L. Bucknam - Chair William H. Cram William L. Cobb |
| 1931 | William H. Cram - Chair Thomas C. Likely – Only 2 Commissioners |
| 1932 | William H. Cram - Chair Charles B. Clarke Thomas C. Likely |
| 1933 | William H. Cram – Chair Charles B. Clarke Thomas C. Likely |
| 1934 | William H. Cram – Chair Charles B. Clarke Thomas C. Likely |
| 1935 | William H. Cram – Chair Thomas C. Likely Charles B. Clarke |
| 1936 | Thomas C. Likely - Chair William H. Cram Charles B. Clarke |
| 1937 | William H. Cram – Chair Charles B. Clarke William J. Robinson |
| 1938 | William H. Cram – Chair Charles B. Clarke William J. Robinson |
| 1939 | Charles B. Clarke – Chair William J. Robinson William Bissett |
| 1940 | Charles B. Clarke - Chair William J. Robinson William Bissett |
| 1941 | Charles B. Clarke – Chair William Bissett William J. Robinson |
| 1942 | Charles B. Clarke – Chair William J. Robinson William Bissett |
| 1943 | Charles B. Clarke – Chair William J. Robinson William Bissett |
| 1944 | William J. Robinson – Chair William Bissett Carl G. Usher |
| 1945 | William J. Robinson – Chair Edward M. Hunt William Bissett |
| 1946 | William J. Robinson – Chair Edward M. Hunt William Bissett |
| 1947 | William Bissett – Chair William J. Robinson Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1948 | William J. Robinson – Chair William Bissett Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1949 | Ralph D. Brooks – Chair Edith S. Bissett Edward M. Hunt |
| 1950 | Edward M. Hunt – Chair Edith Bissett Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1951 | Edward M. Hunt - Chair Ralph D. Brooks Edith Bissett |
| 1952 | Ralph D. Brooks – Chair Edward M. Hunt Edith S. Bissett |
| 1953 | Ralph D. Brooks – Chair Edward M. Hunt Edith S. Bissett |
| 1954 | Edith S. Bissett – Chair Edward M. Hunt Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1955 | Charles O. Spear – Chair Edith S. Bissett Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1956 | Charles O. Spear, Jr. – Chair Edith S. Bissett Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1957 | Charles O. Spear, Jr. – Chair Ralph D. Brooks Robert L. Cram |
| 1958 | Charles O. Spear – Chair Ralph D. Brooks Robert L. Cram |
| 1959 | Charles O. Spear – Chair Ralph D. Brooks Robert L. Cram |
| 1960 | Charles O. Spear - Chair Ralph D. Brooks Robert L. Cram |
| 1961 | Robert L. Cram - Chair Ralph D. Brooks Arthur Charles |
| 1962 | Robert L. Cram – Chair Arthur H. Charles Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1963 | Arthur Charles – Chair Ralph D. Brooks Arthur Chapman, Jr. |
| 1964 | Arthur Charles – Chair Arthur Chapman, Jr. Ralph D. Brooks |
| 1965 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair David Blotner Arthur Charles |
| 1966 | Arthur Charles – Chair David Blotner Arthur Chapman, Jr. |
| 1967 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair David Blotner Arthur Charles |
| 1968 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair Arthur Charles David Blotner |
| 1969 | Arthur Charles – Chair David Blotner Arthur Chapman, Jr. |
| 1970 | David Blotner – Chair Arthur Charles Arthur Chapman, Jr. |
| 1971 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair Arthur Charles Ralph Amergian |
| 1972 | Arthur Charles – Chair Arthur Chapman, Jr. Ralph Amergian |
| 1973 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair Arthur Charles Ralph Amergian |
| 1974 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair Arthur Charles Ralph Amergian |
| 1975 | Arthur Charles – Chair Arthur Chapman, Jr. Ralph Amergian |
| 1976 | Arthur Chapman, Jr. – Chair Arthur Charles Ralph Amergian |
| 1977 | Arthur Charles – Chair Peggy-Lee Ragan Arthur Chapman, Jr. |
| 1978 | Peggy-Lee Ragan – Chair Arthur Charles Arthur Chapman, Jr. |
| 1979 | Peggy-Lee Ragan – Chair Arthur Chapman, Jr. Gary C. Cooper |
| 1980 | Peggy-Lee Ragan – Chair Arthur Chapman, Jr. Gary C. Cooper |
| 1981 | Joseph R. Mazziotti – Chair Gary C. Cooper Samuel A. Hinds |
| 1982 | Samuel A. Hinds – Chair Gary C. Cooper Joseph R. Mazziotti |
| 1983 | Joseph R. Mazziotti – Chair Samuel A. Hinds Gary E. Plummer |
| 1984 | Joseph R. Mazziotti – Chair Gary E. Plummer Richard D. Hewes |
| 1985 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Joseph R. Mazziotti Richard D. Hewes |
| 1986 | Richard D. Hewes – Chair Joseph R. Mazziotti Gary E. Plummer |
| 1987 | Joseph R. Mazziotti – Chair Gary E. Plummer Richard D. Hewes |
| 1988 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Joseph R. Mazziotti Richard D. Hewes |
| 1989 | Richard D. Hewes – Chair Gary E. Plummer Joseph R. Mazziotti |
| 1990 | Joseph R. Mazziotti – Chair Richard D. Hewes Gary E. Plummer |
| 1991 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Richard D. Hewes Joseph R. Mazziotti |
| 1992 | Richard D. Hewes – Chair Gary E. Plummer Joseph R. Mazziotti |
| 1993 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Esther B. Clenott Lyle B. Cramer |
| 1994 | Lyle B. Cramer – Chair Gary E. Plummer Esther B. Clenott |
| 1995 | Esther B. Clenott – Chair Gary E. Plummer Lyle B. Cramer |
| 1996 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Esther B. Clenott Lyle B. Cramer |
| 1997 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Esther B. Clenott Peter J. Feeney |
| 1998 | Esther B. Clenott – Chair Peter J. Feeney Gary E. Plummer |
| 1999 | Peter J. Feeney – Chair Esther B. Clenott Gary E. Plummer |
| 2000 | Gary E. Plummer – Chair Esther B. Clenott Richard J. Feeney |
| 2001 | Esther B. Clenott – Chair Gary E. Plummer Richard J. Feeney |
| 2002 | Gary E. Plummer - Chair Richard J. Feeney Esther B. Clenott |
| 2003 | Esther B. Clenott – Chair Gary E. Plummer Richard J. Feeney |
| 2004 | Richard J. Feeney – Chair Esther B. Clenott Gary E. Plummer |
| 2005 | Esther B. Clenott – Chair Richard J. Feeney Alfred Austin |
| 2006 | Alfred Austin – Chair Esther B. Clenott Richard J. Feeney |
| 2007 | Richard J. Feeney – Chair Alfred Austin Esther B. Clenott |
| 2008 | Esther B. Clenott - Chair Richard J. Feeney Malory O. Shaughnessy |
| 2009 | Malory O. Shaughnessy – Chair Richard J. Feeney James F. Cloutier |
| 2010 | Richard J. Feeney – Chair Malory O. Shaughnessy James F. Cloutier |
| 2011 | James F. Cloutier – Chair Richard J. Feeney Susan E. Witonis |
| 2012 | Susan E. Witonis – Chair James F. Cloutier Richard J. Feeney Stephen F. Gorden Neil D. Jamieson, Jr. |
| 2013 | Neil D. Jamieson, Jr. – Chair James F. Cloutier Susan E.Witonis Thomas S. Coward Mark D. Grover |
| 2014 | James F. Cloutier - Chair Thomas S. Coward Susan E. Witonis Neil D. Jamieson, Jr. Mark D. Grover |