CIVIL GOVERNMENT

STUYVESANT, COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK

By Capt. Franklin Ellis⁷⁶

1878

    The act forming the town provided that the first meeting be held May 6, 1823.  the election resulted in the choice of the following officers:  Supervisor, Peter I. Vosburgh; Town Clerk, Arent Vosburgh; Assessors, John J. Sharp, Barent Van Deusen, John A. Staats; Collector, Samuel Vanderpoel; Commissioners of Highways, Richard I. Goes, Michael Kuffi, John Mynderson; Constable, Samuel Clary; Commissioners of Schools, Oliver Beaumont, William Sutherland, Stephen Wendover; Inspectors of Schools, Russell Potter, Walter Butler, John T. Wendover; Overseers of Highways, Cornelius Smith, Henry Ham, Oliver Beaumont, Abraham P. Van Alstyne, Moses M. Gilbert, John Bame, Teunis Smith, Lucas I. Van Alen, Wm. Manton, Lambert Vosburgh, Peter Paddock, William Stephenson, Abraham Van Alstyne, William Witbeck, Albert Goes, Albert Witbeck, Garret Burgert, Isaac Staats, John M. Van Hoesen, George Chittenden, Joshua Vosburgh, Truman Hurd, John Hoffman; Overseers of the Poor, William Dickie, Martin Van Alstyne; Poundmaster, Evert I. Van Alen.

    The following have held the principal offices of the town since its formation:

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