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Wentworth Cheswell is said to be the first African-American to be elected to office in America. He was one quarter Black and three quarters White. He was elected as town constable of Newmarket, New Hampshire, in 1768 and served in some government position thereafter until his death â well, to be precise, every year but one.
Wentworth Cheswell is considered New Hampshireâs first archaeologist and the first African-American elected to public office in the United States. He also rode with Paul Revere to warn New Hampshire colonists that the redcoats were coming in late 1774.