Town Clerks – The following is a list of town clerks from 1768-1885 inclusive.
- Moses Whipple, from 1768 to 1772.
- John Cooper, from 1772 to 1775.
- Moses Whipple, from 1775 to 1781.
- From 1781 to 1783, no records.
- Stephen Powers, from 1783 to 1789.
- Jesse Green, from 1789 to 1795.
- Jacob Haven, from 1795 to 1798.
- Reuben Carroll, from 1798 to 1805.
- Benjamin Barton, from 1805 to 1806.
- Reuben Carroll, from 1806 to 1807.
- Jacob Haven, from 1807 to 1815.
- Stephen Eastman, from 1815 to 1816.
- Jacob Haven, from 1816 to 1837.
- Benjamin Skinner, from 1837 to 1841.
- Daniel R. Hall, from 1841 to 1850.
- Nathan Hall, from 1850 to 1861.
- Daniel R. Hall, from 1861 to 1862.
- Dellavan D. Marsh, from 1862 to 1864.
- Nathan Hall, from 1864 to 1865.
- Dellavan D. Marsh, from 1865 to 1866.
- Alonzo Allen, from 1866 to 1885.
Representatives – The following is a list of the Representatives of Croydon, from 1800 to 1885 inclusive.
1800 Benjamin Barton | 1838 Joseph Eastman |
1801 Samuel Powers | 1839 Joseph Eastman |
1802 Samuel Powers | 1840 John Putnam |
1803 Benjamin Barton | 1841 Calvin Hall |
1804 Samuel Powers | 1842 (none) |
1805 Samuel Powers | 1843 Alexander Barton |
1806 Samuel Powers | 1844 Lemuel B. Cooper |
1807 Samuel Powers | 1845 Lemuel B. Cooper |
1808 Samuel Powers | 1846 Ruel Durkee |
1809 Peter Snow | 1847 Ruel Durkee |
1810 James Breck | 1848 Lester Blanchard |
1811 James Breck | 1849 Lester Blanchard |
1812 Samuel Goldthwait | 1850 (none) |
1813 James Breck | 1851 Pliny Hall |
1814 James Breck | 1852 Pliny Hall |
1815 Obed Metcalf | 1853 Alfred Ward |
1816 Nath. Wheeler, Jr. | 1854 Alfred Ward |
1817 Stephen Eastman | 1855 Freeman Crosby |
1818 Stephen Eastman | 1856 Wm. M. Whipple |
1819 Stephen Eastman | 1857 Martin A. Barton |
1820 Abijah Powers | 1858 Freeman Crosby |
1821 Abijah Powers | 1859 No choice |
1822 Obed Metcalf | 1860 No choice |
1823 Abijah Powers | 1861 Paine Durkee |
1824 Amasa Hall | 1862 Daniel R. Hall |
1825 Amasa Hall | 1863 Daniel R. Hall |
1826 Carlton Barton | 1864 Den. Humphrey |
1827 Briant Brown | 1865 Den. Humphrey |
1828 Briant Brown | 1866 Worthen Hall |
1829 Zina Goldthwait | 1867 Worthen Hall |
1830 Carlton Barton | 1868 Albina Hall |
1831 Paul Jacobs | 1869 Albina Hall |
1832 Hiram Smart | 1870 Eras. D. Comings |
1833 Zina Goldthwait | 1871 Eras. D. Comings |
1834 Samuel Morse | 1872 Otis Cooper |
1835 Paul Jacobs | 1873 Otis Cooper |
1836 Alexander Barton | 1874 Nath. P. Stevens |
1837 Alexander Barton | 1875 Nath. P. Stevens |
1876 John Blanchard | 1881 Hubbard Cooper |
1877 John Blanchard | 1882 Hubbard Cooper |
1878 George W. Dunbar | 1883 Daniel Ide |
1879 George W. Dunbar | 1884 Daniel Ide |
1880 George W. Dunbar | 1885 Slyv. G. Walker |
The following is an imperfect list of those who have been called to represent other towns, and who received their political training in Croydon:
- Solomon Clement, Springfield, NH
- Orra C. Howard, Springfield, NH
- Amos Hall, Grantham, NH
- Adolphus Hall, Grantham, NH
- William Melendy, Springfield, NH
- James Breck, Newport, NH
- John P. Stowell, Newport, NH
- James Hall, Newport, NH
- Zina Goldthwait, Newport, NH
- Edmund Wheeler, Newport, NH
- Levi W. Barton, Newport, NH
- Paul J. Wheeler, Newport, NH
- Henry Breck, Cornish, NH
- Orlando Powers, Cornish, NH
- Horace Powers, Morristown, VT
- John L. Marsh, Jefferson Co., NY
- Moses Humphrey, Concord, NH
- Aaron Barton, Piermont, NH
- Hiram Smart, Jr., Plaistow, NH
- Orra Crosby, Hardwick, VT
- Luther J. Fletcher, Lowell, MA
- Joshua B. Merrill, Barnstead, NH
- Sherburne Merrill, Colebrook, NH
- Alvin Sargent, Sanborton, NH
- Charles Rowell, Allentown, NH
- John Ferrin, Morristown, VT
- Harrison Ferrin, Morristown, VT
- Nathaniel Cooper, Leon, NY
- Alexander Barton, Ludlow, VT
- Jonas C. Kempton, Nashua, NH
- James W. Putnam, Danvers, MA
- George F. Putnam, Warren, NH
- William Breck, Claremont, NH
- Stillman Humphrey, Concord, NH
- Alvin Sargent, Holderness, NH
- Joseph Sargent, died in army.
- Daniel Warren, Waterbury, VT
Selectmen – The following is a list of the Selectmen of Croydon, from 1768 to 1885 inclusive: 1768.-Moses Leland, Moses Whipple, David Warren.
1769.-Moses Leland, Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers.
1770.-Isaac Sanger, Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers.
1771.-Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers, David Warren.
1772.-John Cooper, Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers.
1773.-John Cooper, Moses Whipple, Benjamin Swinnerton.
1774.-Moses Whipple, John Cooper, Stephen Powers.
1775.-Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers, Phineas Sanger.
1776.-John Cooper, Moses Whipple, Benjamin Swinnerton.
1777.-Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers, Phineas Sanger.
1778.-Stephen Powers, Benjamin Swinnerton, Joseph Hall.
1779.-Moses Whipple, John Cooper, Stephen Powers.
1780.-Moses Whipple, John Powers, Benjamin Powers,
1781.-Stephen Powers, Phineas Sanger, David Putnam.
1782.-John Cooper, Moses Whipple, Stephen Powers.
1785.-Edward Hall, Stephen Powers, Phineas Sanger.
1786.-John Cooper, Edward Hall, Moses Whipple.
1787.-Stephen Powers, Benjamin Barton, Simeon Partridge.
1788.-Benjamin Barton, Jesse Green, David Putnam.
1789.-John Cooper, Benjamin Powers, Ezra Cooper.
1790.-Benjamin Barton, Abijah Hall, John Cooper, Jr.
1791.-Benjamin Barton, David Putnam, John Cooper.
1792.-Benjamin Barton, David Putnam, Samuel Powers.
1793.-Benjamin Barton, David Putnam, Samuel Powers.
1794.-Benjamin Barton, John Cooper, Jr., Nathaniel Wheeler.
1795.-Benjamin Barton, John Cooper, Jr., David Putnam.
1796.-Benjamin Barton, Thomas Whipple, David Putnam.
1797.-Samuel Powers, Simeon Partridge, Peter Stow.
1798.-Benjamin Barton, John Cooper, Jr., Thomas Whipple.
1799.-Benjamin Barton, Samuel Powers, Simeon Partridge.
1800.-Benjamin Barton, John Cooper, Jr., Samuel Powers.
1801.-John Cooper, Jr., Peter Barton, John Nelson.
1802.-Benjamin Barton, Peter Barton, John Nelson.
1803.-Samuel Powers, Peter Stow, Peter Barton.
1804.-Peter Stow, Peter Barton, Barnabas Cooper.
1805.-Peter Stow, Samuel Goldthwaite, Peter Barton.
1806.-Benjamin Barton, John Nelson, Stephen Eastman.
1807.-Peter Stow, Obed Metcalf, Stephen Eastman.
1808.-Peter Stow, John Cooper, Asaph Stow.
1809.-John Cooper, James Breck, Asaph Stow.
1810.-John Cooper, James Breck, Stephen Eastman.
1811.-James Breck, Stephen Eastman, John Humphry.
1812.-James Breck, Stephen Eastman, Abijah Powers.
1813.-Benjamin Barton, Stephen Eastman, Abijah Powers.
1814.-John Humphry, Obed Metcalf, Solomon Clement.
1815.-James Breck, Benjamin Barton, Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr.
1816.-Benjamin Barton, Obed Metcalf, Stephen Eastman.
1817.-Stephen Eastman, Abijah Powers, Ezra Dustin.
1818.-John Humphry, Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., Elisha Partridge.
1819.-Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., Edward Putnam, Zina Goldthwait.
1820.-Stephen Eastman, Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., Henry Breck.
1821.-Nathaniel Wheeler, John Humphry, Obed Metcalf.
1822.-Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., John Humphry, Obed Metcalf.
1823.-Stephen Eastman, Samuel Morse, Edward Hall.
1824.-Stephen Eastman, Abijah Powers, Edward Hall.
1825.-Abijah Powers, Stephen Eastman, Carlton Barton.
1826.-Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., Zina Goldthwait David Whipple.
1827.-Abijah Powers, Carlton Barton, Edward Hall.
1828.-Abijah Powers, Carlton Barton, Hiram Smart.
1829.-Carlton Barton, Benjamin Barton, John Barton.
1830.-Hiram Smart, Briant Brown, John Barton.
1831.-Hiram Smart, Carlton Barton, Moses Eastman.
1832.-Carlton Barton, Paul Jacobs, Zina Goldthwait.
1833.-Hiram Smart, James Hall, Jr., Lemuel P. Cooper.
1834.-Hiram Smart, Zina Goldthwait, Moses Eastman.
1835.-Henry Breck, Zina Goldthwait, Moses Eastman.
1836.-Carlton Barton, Lemuel P. Cooper, Calvin Hall.
1837.-Lemuel P. Cooper, Calvin Hall, John Putnam.
1838.-Nathaniel Wheeler, Jr., John Putnam, Sherburne B. Rowell.
1839.-Lemuel P. Cooper, Calvin Hall, Peter Barton.
1840.-Calvin Hall, William C. Carroll, Sherburne B. Rowell.
1841.-Hiram Smart, Ruel Durkee, Calvin Kempton.
1842.-William C. Carroll, Ruel Durkee, Freeman Crosby.
1843.-Hiram Smart, Lemuel P. Cooper, John C. Loverin.
1844.-Ruel Durkee, John C. Loverin, Timothy G. Powers.
1845.-Ruel Durkee, Timothy G. Powers, William Darling.
1846.-John Putnam, Josiah Ide, Moses Haven.
1847.-Timothy G. Powers, Moses Haven, Ariel Hall.
1848.-Lemuel P. Cooper, John Putnam, Martin A. Barton.
1849.-Ruel Durkee, Paul J. Wheeler, Edmund Rowell.
1850.-Ruel Durkee, Dellavan D. Marsh, Dennison Humphrey.
1851.-Martin A. Barton, Ruel Durkee, Paine Durkee.
1852.-Ruel Durkee, Dellavan D. Marsh, Hiram C. Brown.
1853.-Ruel Durkee, Hiram C. Brown, Lemuel P. Cooper.
1854.-John Putnam, Dellavan D. Marsh, Caleb L. Barton.
1855.-Daniel R. Hall, Otis Cooper, Elias Powers.
1856.-Hiram C. Brown, Erasmus D. Comings, Martin C. Bartlett.
1857.-Ruel Durkee, Martin C. Bartlett, Welcome P. Partridge.
1858.-Erasmus D. Comings, Dellavan D. Marsh, Albert G. Barton.
1859.-Ruel Durkee, Nathaniel P. Stevens, Hiram P. Kempton.
1860.-Ruel Durkee, Nathaniel P. Stevens, Hiram P. Kempton.
1861.-Ruel Durkee, John W. Putnam, Martin C. Bartlett.
1862.-Ruel Durkee, Nathan Hall, David E. Ryder.
1863.-Ruel Durkee, Nathan Hall, William W. Hall.
1864.-Ruel Durkee, William W. Hall, Daniel Ide.
1865.-Reel Durkee, William W. Hall, Elias Powers.
1866.-Ruel Durkee, Elias Powers, Oliver C Forehand.
1867.-Ruel Durkee, Caleb K. Loverin, Joshua A. Codman.
1868.-Ruel Durkee, Oliver C. Forehand, John Blanchard.
1869.-Ruel Durkee, John Blanchard, James W. Davis.
1870.-Ruel Durkee, James W. Davis, George N. Smith.
1871.-Ruel Durkee, William W. Ryder, Andrew J. Sawyer.
1872.-Ruel Durkee, Dennison Humphrey, Francis Dodge.
1873.-Ruel Durkee, Dennison Humphrey, Francis Dodge.
1874.-Reel Durkee, Francis Dodge, William W. Ryder.
1875.-Ruel Durkee, William W. Ryder, Frederick Barton.
1876.-Ruel Durkee, William W. Ryder, Frederick Barton.
1877.-Ruel Durkee, William W. Ryder, Frederick Barton.
1878.-Ruel Durkee, Frederick Barton, Sylvester G. Walker.
1879.-Ruel Durkee, Sylvester G. Walker, Eugene A. Rowell.
1880.-Ruel Durkee, Sullivan J. Brown, Harrison Stockwell.
1881.-Ruel Durkee, Sullivan J. Brown, Harrison Stockwell.
1882.-Ruel Durkee, Harrison Stockwell, Dana W. Barton.
1883.-Hezekiah E. Hanson, William B. Kibby, Ruel D. Loverin.
1884.-Hezekiah E. Hanson, William B. Kibby Prentis S. Blanchard.
1885.-George W. Stockwell, Charles H. Forehand, John C. Loverin.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND QUORUM. The following is a list of the justices of the peace:
Alonzo Allen. | Martin A. Barton. |
Benjamin Barton, Jr. | Leonard P. Cooper. |
John Cooper. | James C. Grandy. |
Daniel R. Hall. | Worthen Hall. |
Nathan Hall. | Albina Hall. |
Paul Jacobs. | Samuel Morse. |
Abijah Powers. | Elias Powers. |
Benjamin Barton. | Henry Hurd. |
John Barton. | Dellavan D. Marsh. |
Solomon Clement. | Stephen Power. |
Isaac Cooper. | John W. Putnam. |
Otis Cooper. | Sherburne B. Rowell. |
William Dodge. | Benjamin Skinner. |
Ruel Durkee. | Hiram Smart. |
Paine Durkee. | Allen Town. |
Stephen Eastman. | Moses Whipple. |
Joseph Eastman. | Nathan. Wheeler, Jr. |
Charles H. Forehand. | Paul J. Wheeler. |
Lyman Hall. | William M. Whipple. |