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This history of the town of Canterbury, New Hampshire covers more than a century of the town's development, from its founding in 1727 through 1912. It offers a richly detailed account of the town's people and events, including its role in the Revolutionary War and the establishment of its famous Shaker community. Lyford also provides genealogical information for many of the town's prominent families. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...large enough at any election to eliminate a trial of strength the following year. The political battle in town opened with the choice of a moderator, the law prior to 1893 requiring this official to be elected by the meeting over which he presided. This was the test vote. The political complexion of the moderator almost invariably determined the party to elect the representative to the legislature and the board of selectmen.1 The town clerk was usually chosen year after year as long as he would serve, though if party spirit ran high, not even his popularity, the outgrowth of constant accommodation to his fellow-citizens, saved him from defeat if his party lost the town. With the exception of the election of a delegate to a constitutional convention, when one was called, which was rare, the position of representative to the legislature was the highest office in the gift of the town. Few there were of the citizens who did not hope that at some period of their lives the choice would fall upon them. The strife for both the nomination and election was usually intense and sometimes led to breaks in party alignment, necessitating several ballots to secure the majority vote required for an election. Occasionally an adjournment had to be taken to a second day before a choice was made. In some instances, the voters wearied by successive ballots voted not to send a representative to the general court. In the days before the separation of the town from the state election, the position of selectman was a partisan office, the town fathers having charge of the making and correcting of the check list, thus sitting as a tribunal to determine who were voters in town. In a close town like Canterbury, the control of the check list might decide which party...
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