The Town of Fall River, Massachusetts (also known as the Town of Troy, Massachusetts from 1804 to 1834) was led by a Board of Selectmen from 1803 until its re-incorporation as a city in 1854. Prior to 1803, it was a part of Freetown and was led by the Freetown Board of Selectmen.A Centennial History of Fall River, Mass. by Henry H. Earl, 1877.
Selectmen (1803–1854) Years Selectman Selectman Selectman Selectman Selectman 1803–04 Thomas Borden Benjamin Durfee Robert Miller 1804–05 Samuel Thurston 1805–06 Nathan Bowen Pardon Davol Elijah Blossom, Jr. 1806–07 Jonathan Brownell Abraham Bowen 1807–08 Elijah Blossom Stephen Leonard 1808–09 Nathan Bowen Henry Brightman David Wilson 1809–10 William Read, Jr. Charles Durfee 1810–11 1811–12 Benjamin Bennett, 2nd 1812–13 Hezekiah Wilson William B. Canedy William Borden 1813–14 Isaac Winslow 1814–15 Benjamin W. Brown Simon Hathaway 1815–16 Sheffel Weaver Bradford Durfee 1816–17 William Ashley William Read 1817–18 Abraham Bowen 1818–19 Benjamin W. Brown Charles Pitman James G. Bowen 1819–20 1820–21 Sheffel Weaver Richard Borden, 2nd 1821–22 Robert Miller Charles Pitman Enoch French 1822–23 1823–24 Joseph E. Read Benjamin W. Brown Edmund Chace 1824–25 Enoch French Hezekiah Wilson William Read 1825–26 1826–27 1827–28 1828–29 Sheffel Weaver 1829–30 1830–31 John Eddy 1831–32 Samuel Chace Robinson Buffinton William Ashley 1832–33 Leonard Garfield 1833–34 Matthew C. Durfee Elijah Pierce 1834–35 Azariah Shove Smith Winslow 1835–36 John Eddy Israel Anthony Luther Winslow 1836–37 1837–38 1838–39 1839–40 Russell Hathaway 1840–41Nathaniel B. Borden William Read 1841–42 Matthew C. Hathaway 1842–43 Jervis Shove Stephen K. Crary George Brightman, 2nd 1843–44 Israel Anthony Perez Mason 1844–45 Thomas D. Chaloner 1845–46 1846–47 Leander Borden James M. Morton 1847–48 Azariah Shove Benjamin Earl 1848–49 Benjamin Wardwell 1849–50 Thomas J. Pickering David Perkins 1850–51 Daniel Brown 1851–52 James Buffington 1852–53 George O. Fairbanks Azariah Shove Leander Borden Chester W. Greene 1853–54 Thomas T. Potter
See also List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts History of Fall River, Massachusetts
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