Английская Википедия:Eleazer Lusher
Major Eleazer Lusher (died 1672Шаблон:Sfn) was a politician and military leader from Dedham, Massachusetts.
Political career
Lusher had unmatched political influence in Dedham and was one of the most powerful men in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.Шаблон:Sfn He was one of ten men, constituting five percent of the adult male population, who were reelected so many times to Dedham's seven-member Board of Selectmen that they filled sixty percent of the seats between 1639 and 1687.Шаблон:Sfn He served 29 one-year terms in total.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He was town clerk for 23 years, having first been elected in 1641.Шаблон:Sfn
Lusher was also a signer of the Dedham Covenant.
Between the years of 1650 and 1685, Lusher was one of three men elected to serve in the Massachusetts General Court.Шаблон:Sfn Additionally, he served on the Massachusetts Council of Assistants from 1663 to 1673.Шаблон:Sfn Other positions include being a diplomat, judge, and mediator.Шаблон:Sfn He was also on the commission that established the Angle Tree Stone.[1] He led a trainband.[2]
In recognition of his service, he was awarded 500 acres of land near Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1666.Шаблон:Sfn
Personal life
Lusher, along with Joshua Fisher, owned a saw mill on the Neponset River that is depicted on the seal of the Town of Walpole, Massachusetts.[3][4] Lusher was one of the eight establishing members of the First Church and Parish in Dedham.Шаблон:Sfn
Had he wished, Lusher "could have made a fortune" by exploiting the connections he made in the colonial government, as many others did.Шаблон:Sfn When he died he had a comfortable estate of 500 pounds but was not overwhelming wealthy.Шаблон:Sfn He is buried in the Old Village CemeteryШаблон:Sfn in the tomb of Timothy Dwight.Шаблон:Sfn
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