Previous Clerks
Since 1772, Manchester has had 25 Town Clerks: Jeremiah French, 1772; Martin Powel, 1773-1796; Joseph Burr, 1796-1798; Joshua French, 1798-1800; Joel Pratt, 1800-1825; Chester Clark, 1825-1828; M. S. Shepherd, 1828-1832; Lyman Harrington, 1832-1835; R.H. Blackmer, 1835-1836; William Black, 1836-1842; William Sperry, 1842-1845; Samuel Millet, 1845-1846; John Cooke, 1846-1850; Charles Harris, 1850-1853; John Roberts, 1853-1866; Loveland Munson, 1866-1873; D.K. Simonds, 1873-1908; C.A. Shattuck, 1908-1918; Hiram Eggleston, 1918; Alice E. Bennett, 1919-1952; Helen B. Bigelow, 1952-1960; Clara M. Hemenway, 1960-1979; Barbara B. Cross, 1979-1997; Linda L. Spence, 1997-2014; and Anita L. Sheldon, 2014 to present.