Wentworth Cheswill

Biography

Wentworth Cheswill (April 11, 1746 (1746-04-11) – March 8, 1817 (1817-03-08)) was an American assessor, auditor, Justice of the Peace, teacher and Revolutionary War soldier in Newmarket, New Hampshire. From 1768 to his death in 1817, he served in local government every year but one. Some sources consider Cheswill to be the first African American elected to public office in the history of the United States, as well as the first African American judicial officer.

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