Wentworth Cheswell [a] (11 April 1746 – 8 March 1817) was an American assessor, auditor, Justice of the Peace, teacher and Revolutionary War veteran in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Elected as town constable in 1768, he was elected to other positions, serving in local government every year but one until his death.

Wentworth Cheswell, Town Father. Some people claim Cheswell rode north from Boston on April 18, 1775, alerting the countryside to the British attack even as Revere did the same riding west. Local historian Rich Alperin, however, said there’s no evidence Cheswell ever made that ride.

2019年6月9日 · Wentworth Cheswell was a teacher, auditor, assessor, selectman, and Justice of the Peace in New Hampshire. When he was elected town Constable of Newmarket, New Hampshire in 1768, he became the second person of African ancestry, after Mathias de Sousa of the Maryland colony, to … Read MoreWentworth Cheswell (1746-1817)

Wentworth Cheswell was very well educated for his time, attending Dummer Academy (now The Governor’s Academy), a private school in Byfield, Massachusetts. After completing his education, Cheswell became a teacher and established himself as a landowner in Newmarket. He was elected town constable in 1768.

2023年5月29日 · Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817) At WallBuilders we strive to “present America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on our moral, religious, and constitutional heritage,” so Wentworth Cheswell (sometimes Chiswell or Cheswill) is a perfect subject for our attention.

Wentworth Cheswell served in public office in every year of his adult life but one. Amongst his notable achievements, he was an auditor, an historian, an assessor, an archaeologist, a judge, and a coroner. Tuveson says, “He was a respected member of the community that was often a representative of one form or another in his town government.

Wentworth Cheswell (also spelled Cheswill) (11 April 1746 – 8 March 1817) was an African-American teacher, American Revolutionary War veteran, assessor, auditor, selectman and Justice of the Peace in Newmarket, New Hampshire. He was of mixed race, one-quarter African and three-quarters European, and listed in the census as white.

2020年8月20日 · Wentworth Cheswell (11 April 1746 – 8 March 1817) was an African-American teacher, coroner, scrivener, assessor, auditor, moderator, selectman and Justice Of The Peace. He was the only child born to Hopestill and Catherine (Keniston) Cheswell, in …

We’re celebrating black heroes who made history, and I want to introduce you to Wentworth Cheswell. Cheswell, the freed grandson of a slave, was the first black judge elected in 1768. He was a devoted husband, church member, father of thirteen children, and for forty-nine years he served our nation in some form of public office.

Wentworth Cheswell was the grandson of black slave Richard Cheswell, who gained freedom in 1717 and became the first black man to be a property owner in New Hampshire. In 1763, Wentworth attended the Dummer Academy, in the colonial era when few were formally educated.