Commissioners and Public Officers 1856 Name Residence County Office Appleton, Moses L. Bangor Bank Commissioners Balch, Hiram A. Calais Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Barker, Charles F. Jonesport Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Barker, Nathan Portland Keepers of the Arsenals Bass, Hiram Camden Waldo Commissioner of Wrecks Bass, Hiram Camden Waldo Public Administrator Bennett, William Thomaston Warden State Prison Benson, Benjamin Tremont Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Bisbee, Horatio Canton Inspector of Hops Bolster, Alvan Rumford Inspector of Hops Bunker, Thomas Cranberry Isles Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Chase, Robert Camden Waldo Public Administrator Clark, Atherton W. Waldoboro Inspectors State Prison Clark, Charles A. Phipsburg Sagadahoc Commissioner of Wrecks Coffin, Joseph A. Harrington Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Craig, John P. Readfield Supt. Of Common Schools Cummings, Henry T. Portland Assayer of Ores Dane, Joseph Jr. Kennebunk Bank Commissioners Davis, Charles S. Perry Indian Agent: Passamaquoddy Tribe Doolittle, Samuel Waterville Kennebec Public Administrator Emery, Hiram Sullivan Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Fairfield, George A. Bangor State agent at Washington Frisbee, Asa Kittery York Commissioner of Wrecks Fuller, Jason Boothbay Lincoln Commissioner of Wrecks Godrey, Wilson Gouldsboro Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Gooding, Lemuel Portland Inspector of Pot & Pearl Ashes Goodwin, Charles Kennebunkport York Commissioner of Wrecks Green, William S. Deer Isle Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Hall, Lewis Rockland Inspector General of Lime Hamlen, Moses E. Augusta Supt. Public Buildings Herrick, Benj. J. Alfred York Public Administrator Hitchborn, Nathan G. Prospect Trustee Maine State Seminary Holden, Prescot P. Bangor Keepers of the Arsenals Hooper, Samuel Brookline Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Hunt, Nathaniel H. Oldtown Indian Agent: Penobscot Tribe Merritt, Dan'l Jay Inspector General of Beef & Pork Moor, Wm. Cranberry Isles Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Moore, Joshua Gouldsboro Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Noyees, John M. Mt. Desert Hancock Public Administrator O'Brien, Seth Warren Inspectors State Prison Orn, Thomas Boothbay Lincoln Commissioner of Wrecks Parker, J.D. Steuben Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Pennell, Wm. E. Machiasport Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Pierce, Josiah Jr. Portland Cumberland Public Administrator Preble, Wm. P. Cranberry Isles Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Rigly, John Oldtown County Fish Wardens Sanborn, Daniel Bangor Asst. Land Agent Saunders, James Deer Isle Hancock Commissioner of Wrecks Sawyer, Daniel G. Jonesport Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Small, Wm. D. Lubec Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Staples, Hiram Cape Elizabeth Cumberland Commissioner of Wrecks Thomas, Leonard J. Eden Hancock Public Administrator Trussell, Samuel St. George Lincoln Commissioner of Wrecks Turner, Ellery Cutler Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Turner, Gilman Augusta Supt. Public Buildings Walker, James Lovell Land Agent Wass, Daniel Addison Washington Commissioner of Wrecks Waterman, John A. Gorham Cumberland Public Administrator Wood, Abiel Orono County Fish Wardens Wood, Jonathan Bucksport County Fish Wardens Wormell, Ebenezer Lubec Washington Commissioner of Wrecks (Source: 1856 Maine Register and Business Directory, by George C. Adams) HOME DEDICATED TO FREE GENEALOGY Submitters retain all copyrights ©2008 Genealogy Trails