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LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE OLD STOUGHTON MUSICAL SOCIETY From Nov. 7,1786, to Jan. 1, 1928   Presidents Hon. Elijah Dunbar Canton 1786 to 1808 Capt. Samuel Talbot Stoughton 1808 to 1818 Edward French Stoughton 1818 to 1824 Thomas Dunbar Canton 1824 to 1833 Elijah Atherton Stoughton 1833 to 1837 Thomas French Canton 1837 to 1839 Joel Talbot Stoughton 1839 to 1849 Thomas Capen Stoughton 1849 to 1854 Charles D. Hayden Stoughton 1854 to 1860 Perez Cushing Randolph 1860 to 1867 Joseph F. Porter Braintree 1867 to 1873 Winslow Battles Randolph 1873 to 1888 C. F. Porter Brockton 1888 to 1889 Dr. T. H. Dearing Braintree 1889 to 1891 George N. Spear Holbrook 1891     Sanford W. Billings Sharon 1892 to 1895 Daniel H. Huxford Randolph 1895 to 1898 Dr. Charles C. Farnham Randolph 1899 to 1901 Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1902 to 1904 Hon. James T. Stevens So. Braintree 1905     L. Morton Packard Brockton 1906 to 1908 Joseph Belcher Randolph 1909 to 1910 Marcus M. Porter No. Easton 1911 to 1913 Lemuel W. Standish Stoughton 1914 to 1916 Joseph Belcher Randolph 1917 to 1921 Dr. Eugene S. Tracy Brockton 1922 to 1927 Dr. Ernest Bent Braintree 1928       First and Second Vice Presidents Capt. Samuel Talbot Stoughton 1786 to 1808 Edward French Stoughton 1808 to 1818 Thomas Dunbar Canton 1818 to 1824 Elijah Atherton Stoughton 1824 to 1833 Thomas French Canton 1833 to 1837 Joel Talbot Stoughton 1837 to 1839 Elijah Atherton Stoughton 1839 to 1845 Thomas Capen Stoughton 1845 to 1849 Charles D. Hayden Stoughton 1849 to 1854 Isaac Niles Randolph 1854 to 1857 Perez Cushing Randolph 1857 to 1860 Joseph F. Pointer Braintree 1860 to 1867 Robert Sumner Stoughton 1867 to 1873 Isaac Swan Stoughton 1873 to 1879 Sumner Hayward Brockton 1873 to 1875 W. R. Bowen Brockton 1876     George R. Whitney Brockton 1877     Sumner Hayward Brockton 1878     Isaac Swan Stoughton 1879     Samuel B. Noyes Canton 1879 to 1881 Elijah G. Capen Stoughton 1880     Dr. T. H. Dearing Braintree 1881 to 1888 Hon. Winslow Battles Randolph 1888 to 1889 Hon. D. W. Tucker Milton 1881 to 1887 Dr. T. H. Dearing Braintree 1888     Hon. D. W. Tucker Milton 1889 to 1891 George N. Spear Holbrook 1889 to 1891 Sanford W. Billings Sharon 1891 to 1892 Marcus A. Perkins So. Braintree 1891 to 1892 Sanford E. Capen Stoughton 1892 to 1897 James T. Stevens So. Braintree 1892 to 1897 Elijah G. Capen Stoughton 1898     John B. Thayer Randolph 1898     Capt. James Stevens Braintree 1899 to 1904 Henry S. Porter Brockton 1899 to 1904 George W. Porter Avon 1905     L. Morton Packard Brockton 1905     Sanford E. Capen Stoughton 1906 to 1907 Joseph Belcher Randolph 1906 to 1908 Richmond T. Pratt Randolph 1909 to 1910 Lewis Alden Holbrook 1911     No appointment in 1912 No appointment in 1913 Rev. Paul Sperry Brockton 1914 to 1916 No appointment in 1917 Albion P. White Stoughton 1918 to 1924 Mace Gay Brockton 1920 to 1928 George Currier Braintree 1925 to 1926 Fred W. Sumner Canton 1925 to 1926 Joseph P. Draper Canton 1927         SECRETARIES Lt. Samuel Capen Stoughton, Registrar 1786 to 1800 Elijah Crane Canton     1786 to 1802 David Wadsworth Stoughton John Kenny, Jr   Lt. Samuel Capen, Stoughton   Benj. Capen Stoughton 1802 to 1808 Abram Capen Stoughton 1802 to 1808 Thomas Dunbar Canton 1808 to 1818 Elijah Atherton Stoughton 1818 to 1824 Thomas French Canton 1824 to 1833 Samuel Atherton Stoughton 1833 to 1839 Charles Alden Randolph 1839 to 1840 Alfred W. Whitcomb Randolph 1840 to 1854 Elisha Wales Thayer Holbrook 1854 to 1856 T. W. J. Holbrook Braintree 1856 to 1858 Hiram S. Packard Stoughton 1858 to 1862 Alfred W. Whitcomb Randolph 1862 to 1875 Daniel H. Huxford Randolph 1875 to 1887 Samuel W. Hodges Stoughton 1887 to 1889 Dr. Charles C. Farnham Randolph 1889 to 1894 Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1894 to 1901 Dr. Charles C. Farnham Randolph 1902 to 1905 Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1906 to 1910 Dr. Charles C. Farnham Randolph 1911 to 1920 Asst. Dr. Edward A. Perrin Stoughton 1920     Helen Dunham Elliott Avon 1921     Maynard C. Thayer Holbrook 1922 to 1928         Treasurers Joseph Smith, 4th, Stoughton   1786  to  1788 Andrew Capen Stoughton Samuel Capen Stoughton 1790 Andrew Capen Stoughton Oct. 31, 1791.  Voted that the Secretary transact the business of the Treasurers. Feb. 2, 1830. Voted to excuse Nathaniel French, of Canton, as Treasurer, and chose Elijah Atherton, of Stoughton, in his place. A. W. Whitcomb Randolph 1862 to 1888 Dr. C.C. Farnham Randolph 1889 to 1892 Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1893 to 1901 Dr. C. C. Farnham Randolph 1902 to  1905 Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1906 to 1907 1908 Secretary serves as Treasurer.  Incorporated, 1908. Choristers The President of the Society was Chorister at its formation. First Chorister chosen December for the year 1831. Ahira Porter Stoughton 1831 to 1833 Nathan Atherton Stoughton 1833 to 1837 Nathan Packard Stoughton 1837 to 1839 Henry Thayer Randolph 1839 to 1845 James M. French Randolph 1845 to 1851 Peter Gilman Braintree 1851 to 1852 Hiram Wilde Randolph 1852 to 1857 James M. French Randolph 1857 to 1867 Hiram Wilde Randolph 1867 to 1881 John B. Thayer Randolph 1881 to 1883 Hiram Wilde Randolph 1883 to 1889 Leander Soule Taunton 1889 to 1894 Nelson Mann Randolph 1894 to 1910 George W. Porter Avon 1911 to 1914 Howard A. Baker Rockland 1915 to 1918 George E. Wales W. Roxbury 1919 to 1920 George S. Dunham Brockton 1921 to date    Vice Choristers Henry Thayer Randolph 1831 to 1833 Nathan Packard Stoughton 1833 to 1837 Samuel J. Atherton Stoughton 1837 to 1839 James M. French Randolph 1839 to 1845 Soloman White Randolph 1845 to 1851 Hiram Wilde Randolph 1851 to 1852 Lucius Paine Holbrook 1852 to 1857 Addison K. Johnson Sharon 1857 to 1860 John B. Thayer Randolph 1860 to 1867 George N. Spear Holbrook 1867 to 1874  John B. Thayer Randolph 1874 to 1879  Leander Soule Taunton 1879 to 1883  George N. Spear Holbrook 1883 to 1889  Marcus A. Perkins So. Braintree 1889 to 1891  E. P. Hayward Braintree 1891 to 1892  John B. Thayer Randolph 1892 to 1899  Alanson Belcher Stoughton 1899 to 1900  Isaac Capen Stoughton 1901      Cornelius A. Faunce No. Abington 1902 to 1907  No mention in records 1908 to 1909  Cornelius A. Faunce No. Abington 1910      Edwin A. Jones Stoughton 1911 deceased  Cornelius A. Faunce No. Abington 1911      Howard A. Baker Rockland 1912 to 1914  No mention in records 1916 to 1920  George S. Dunham Brockton 1920      Eugene M. Toomey Stoughton  1922 to 1926  Mrs. Laura S. Gebhardt Stoughton 1927 to date   Trustees Directors       R. T. Pratt   Holbrook 1908 K. R. Clifford Stoughton Dr. C. C. Farnham Randolph Lewis Alden Holbrook Dr. T. H. Dearing Braintree George W. Porter Avon George Richmond Stoughton   Cornelius A. Faunce No. Abington   L. Morton Packard Brockton 1909 K. R. Clifford Stoughton Dr. C. C. Farnham Randolph Lewis Alden Holbrook Hon. James T. Stevens Braintree George W. Porter Avon George Richmond Stoughton   Cornelius A. Faunce No. Abington   L. Morton Packard Brockton   K. R. Clifford Stoughton Dr. C. C. Farnham Randolph   Lewis Alden Holbrook Hon. James T. Stevens Braintree 1910 George W. Porter Avon George Richmond Stoughton     George E. Shepard No. Eastern     Joseph Belcher Randolph 1911 to 1913   Azel R. French So. Braintree K. R. Clifford Stoughton L. Morton Packard Brockton Frank W. Crane Avon  L. W. Standish  Stoughton Daniel B. White Randolph Fred Sumner Canton   R. T. Pratt Holbrook   Howard Baker Rockland 1914 to 1916 K. R. Clifford, Stoughton Mrs. O. H. Randall Brockton Frank W. Crane, Avon Miss Harriett Billings Sharon Daniel B. White, Randolph Joseph Belcher Randolph   L. Morton Packard Brockton   Mrs. Charles Belcher Braintree 1917   K. R. Clifford, Stoughton Joseph P. Draper Canton Frank B. Crane, Avon Norman Shaw Brockton Daniel B. White, Randolph Rev. L. J. Richards Stoughton   M. M. Porter No. Easton 1918 to 1919 Frank W. Belcher, Randolph Norman Shaw Brockton K. R. Clifford, Stoughton Charles Belcher Braintree Dr. Ernest Bent, Stoughton Rev. L. J. Richards Stoughton   Joseph P. Draper Canton   Frank W. Crane   Avon 1920   George Richmond Stoughton   Charles A. Belcher Braintree   M. M. Porter No. Easton   George E. Wales W. Roxbury   E. B. Gay, Librarian       Frank W. Crane   Avon 1921   George Richmond Stoughton   Charles A. Belcher Braintree   M. M. Porter No. Easton   E. B. Gay, Librarian       Merrit A. Godwin   Brockton 1922 to 1928   Frank W. Crane deceased 1928, Avon   Helen Dunham Elliott Avon   George Richmond Stoughton   Dr. Ernest Bent Braintree   E. B. Gay, Librarian
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