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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.
In 1768, 22-year-old Wentworth Cheswell was elected town constable, which George Mason University determined was the first time an African-American was elected to public office. Cheswell beat out Vermontâs Alexander Twilight for the honor.