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  • Wentworth Cheswell

    American assessor, auditor, Justice of the Peace, teacher and Revolutionary War veteran

    Wentworth Cheswell

    Born(1746-04-11)11 April 1746

    Newmarket, New Hampshire

    Died8 March 1817(1817-03-08) (aged 70)
    Burial placeNewmarket, New Hampshire
    NationalityAmerican
    Other namesWentworth Cheswill
    EducationGovernor Dummer Academy
    Occupation(s)Teacher, soldier, town official
    Known forconsidered by some to be first Black man elected to public office in the United States, and first Black judge in the United States
    SpouseMary Davis
    Children13

    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.

    Some sources consider Cheswell to be th