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Dedham, Massachusetts

May 15, 2023

Dedham (/ˈdɛdəm/ DED-əm) is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[5] The population was 25,364 at the 2020 census.[6] It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood, and on the southeast by Canton. The town was first settled by European colonists in 1635.

Dedham, Massachusetts
Town
Town of Dedham
First Church and Parish
Flag
Seal
Motto: 
Contentment
Location of Dedham in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°14′30″N 71°10′00″W / 42.24167°N 71.16667°W / 42.24167; -71.16667Coordinates: 42°14′30″N 71°10′00″W / 42.24167°N 71.16667°W / 42.24167; -71.16667
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyNorfolk
Settled1635
Incorporated1636
Named forDedham, Essex
Government
 • TypeRepresentative town meeting
 • Town
   Manager		Leon Goodwin
 • Select Board
James A. MacDonald, Chair
Dennis J. Teehan, Jr., Vice Chair
Dimitria Sullivan
Erin Boles Welsh
Josh Donati[2]
Area
 • Total10.6 sq mi (27.6 km2)
 • Land10.5 sq mi (27.1 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
120 ft (37 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total25,364[1]
 • Density2,415.62/sq mi (935.94/km2)
Ethnicity[3]
 • White alone79.4%
 • Black or African American alone6.24%
 • American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.23%
 • Asian3.79%
 • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.02%
 • Some Other Race alone0.3%
 • Two or more races6.45%
Hispanic or Latino[4]
 • Hispanic or Latino8.38%
 • Not Hispanic or Latino91.62%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
02026 (02027 for P.O. Boxes)
Area code781 / 339
FIPS code25-16495
GNIS feature ID0618318
Websitehttp://www.dedham-ma.gov

History

Main articles: History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635–1699; History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700-1799; History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1800–1899; History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1900–1999; and History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 2000–present
For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Dedham, Massachusetts.

17th century

Settled in 1635 by people from Roxbury and Watertown, Dedham was incorporated in 1636. It became the county seat of Norfolk County when the county was formed from parts of Suffolk County on March 26, 1793. When the Town was originally incorporated, the residents wanted to name it "Contentment."[7] The Massachusetts General Court overruled them and named the town after Dedham, Essex in England, where some of the original inhabitants were born.[7] The boundaries of the town at the time stretched to the Rhode Island border.

At the first public meeting on August 15, 1636, eighteen men signed the town covenant. They swore that they would "in the fear and reverence of our Almighty God, mutually and severally promise amongst ourselves and each to profess and practice one truth according to that most perfect rule, the foundation whereof is ever lasting love."

They also agreed that "we shall by all means labor to keep off from us all such as are contrary minded, and receive only such unto us as may be probably of one heart with us, [and such] as that we either know or may well and truly be informed to walk in a peaceable conversation with all meekness of spirit, [this] for the edification of each other in the knowledge and faith of the Lord Jesus…" The covenant also stipulated that if differences were to arise between townsmen, they would seek arbitration for resolution and each would pay his fair share for the common good.

18th century

Just 15 months after asking for their own church, 40 men living on the north side of the Charles River suddenly asked the General Court to separate them from Dedham.[8][9] Their petition cited the inadequate services provided, namely schools and churches.[9][8] They also said that, if they were simply to be made a precinct instead of a separate town, that they would suffer political reprisals.[10][8] Dedham agreed that the services were inadequate and did not oppose the separation, but did try to reduce the amount of land the separatists were seeking.[10][11] Dedham also asked for a delay of one year.[11] The General Court agreed with the petitioners, however, and created the new town of Needham with the original boundaries requested.[10][11] Those who remained in Dedham still held rights to the unallotted lands in Needham, however, and any decrease in taxes would be offset by a decrease in expenditures.[10] There may have also been some satisfaction in separating themselves from those on the other side of the 1704 power struggle.[10]

In November 1798, David Brown led a group in Dedham protesting the federal government; they set up a liberty pole, as people had before the American Revolution. It carried the words, "No Stamp Act, No Sedition Act, No Alien Bills, No Land Tax, downfall to the Tyrants of America; peace and retirement to the President; Long Live the Vice President," referring to then-President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson.[12][13][14] Brown was arrested in Andover but because he could not afford the $4,000 bail, he was taken to Salem for trial.[15] Brown was tried in June 1799.[12] Although he wanted to plead guilty, Justice Samuel Chase urged him to name those who had helped him or subscribed to his writings in exchange for freedom.[12] Brown refused, was fined $480,[16][17] and sentenced to eighteen months in prison. It was the most severe sentence up to then imposed under the Alien and Sedition Acts.[12][15]

Dedham is home to the Fairbanks House, the oldest surviving timber-frame house in the United States, scientifically dated to 1637. On January 1, 1643, by unanimous vote, Dedham authorized the first taxpayer-funded public school, "the seed of American education."[18] Its first schoolmaster, Rev. Ralph Wheelock, a Clare College graduate, was paid 20 pounds annually to instruct the youth of the community. Descendants of these students would become presidents of Dartmouth College, Yale University and Harvard University.

The first man-made canal in North America, Mother Brook, was created in Dedham in 1639. It linked the Charles River to the Neponset River. Although both are slow-moving rivers, they are at different elevations. The difference in elevation made the canal's current swift enough to power several local mills.

19th century

In 1818, though citizens were still taxed for the support of ministers and other "public teachers of religion," Dedham set a precedent toward the separation of church and state. Residents of the town selected a minister different than that chosen by the church members; the selection by residents was confirmed by the Supreme Judicial Court. This decision increased support for the disestablishment of the Congregational churches.

The local Endicott Estate burned to the ground in 1904 after the local volunteer fire department, responding to three separate fires burning simultaneously, reached the Endicott fire last. By the time they arrived, only ashes remained. It is said that the estate's owner, Henry Bradford Endicott (also founder of the Endicott Johnson Corporation) took the burning of the homestead as a divine command to rebuild (which he did). The rebuilt Endicott Estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The estate and surrounding grounds are open to the public, upholding Henry's stepdaughter Katherine's wish to use the house and property for "educational, civic, social and recreational purposes."

20th century

In 1921, the historic Sacco and Vanzetti trial was held in the Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham.[19] Dedham Pottery is a cherished class of antiques, characterized by a distinctive crackle glaze, blue-and-white color scheme, and a frequent motif of rabbits and other animals. Dedham is sometimes called the "mother of towns" because 14 present-day communities were included within its original broad borders.[20]

Geography

Dedham is located at 42°14′40″N 71°9′55″W / 42.24444°N 71.16528°W / 42.24444; -71.16528 (42.244609, −71.165531).[21] On the northeast corner of High Street and Court Street the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, now the U.S. National Geodetic Survey, has placed a small medallion into a granite block showing an elevation of 112.288 feet.

Dedham is made up of a number of neighborhoods:

  • In the geographical center of town is Oakdale. It is roughly defined by East Street to the west, Cedar Street to the south and east, and Whiting Ave to the north. The houses in the area around Woodleigh Road, which was declared to be one of the best streets in Greater Boston, have many homes designed by Henry Bailey Alden, who also designed the Endicott Estate.[22] Nearby the subdivision consisting of Morse Avenue, Fulton Street, and Edison Avenue, is named Whiting Park.[23]
  • Riverdale is an island surrounded by the Charles River and Long Ditch.
  • Greenlodge runs along the axis of Greenlodge Street and the area between Greenlodge Street and East Street.
  • The Manor comprises the neighborhood south of Sprague Street.
  • East Dedham falls between Mother Brook and the Boston line.
  • Precinct One, or Upper Dedham, is in the northwest corner of the town, between High Street and Common Street and the Westwood and Needham lines.
  • Ashcroft is the neighborhood between Cedar Street and Sprague Street. It includes Paul Park and the Capen School.
  • Fairbanks is the neighborhood between East Street and Wigwam Pond.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27 km2), of which 10.4 square miles (27 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.79%) is water.

Climate

Dedham has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb under the Köppen climate classification system), with high humidity and precipitation year-round.

Climate data for Dedham, Massachusetts
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 66
(19) 		67
(19) 		74
(23) 		82
(28) 		91
(33) 		95
(35) 		100
(38) 		97
(36) 		97
(36) 		87
(31) 		77
(25) 		66
(19) 		100
(38)
Average high °F (°C) 33.6
(0.9) 		34.7
(1.5) 		43.4
(6.3) 		54.9
(12.7) 		66.4
(19.1) 		74.7
(23.7) 		80
(27) 		78
(26) 		70.9
(21.6) 		60.5
(15.8) 		48.9
(9.4) 		37.4
(3.0) 		57.0
(13.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 26
(−3) 		26
(−3) 		33
(1) 		42
(6) 		53
(12) 		62
(17) 		68
(20) 		66
(19) 		60
(16) 		50
(10) 		39
(4) 		30
(−1) 		46
(8)
Average low °F (°C) 18.3
(−7.6) 		18.8
(−7.3) 		27
(−3) 		36.5
(2.5) 		46.4
(8.0) 		55.4
(13.0) 		61.5
(16.4) 		60.3
(15.7) 		53.4
(11.9) 		43.4
(6.3) 		33.7
(0.9) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		39.8
(4.3)
Record low °F (°C) −14
(−26) 		−21
(−29) 		−5
(−21) 		6
(−14) 		27
(−3) 		31
(−1) 		44
(7) 		32
(0) 		28
(−2) 		32
(0) 		26
(−3) 		22
(−6) 		−21
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.2
(110) 		3.9
(99) 		4.6
(120) 		4.1
(100) 		3.7
(94) 		3.6
(91) 		3.7
(94) 		4.1
(100) 		4
(100) 		4
(100) 		4.4
(110) 		4.4
(110) 		48.7
(1,228)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 16.1
(41) 		16
(41) 		12
(30) 		3.1
(7.9) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.3
(0.76) 		2.7
(6.9) 		11.7
(30) 		62
(157.81)
Average precipitation days 12 11 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 135
Source 1: Climate Summary for Dedham, Massachusetts
Source 2: Monthly- All Data for Dedham, Massachusetts

Demographics

See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18001,973[34]—    
18303,057[34]+54.9%
18504,447+45.5%
18606,330+42.3%
18657,198[34]+13.7%
18707,342+2.0%
18806,233−15.1%
18907,123+14.3%
19007,457+4.7%
19109,284+24.5%
192010,782+16.1%
193015,136+40.4%
194015,508+2.5%
195018,487+19.2%
196023,869+29.1%
197026,938+12.9%
198025,298−6.1%
199023,782−6.0%
200023,464−1.3%
201024,729+5.4%
202025,364+2.6%
* = population estimate.
Source: United States census records and Population Estimates Program data.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

As of the census[35] of 2000, there were 23,464 people, 8,654 households, and 6,144 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,244.6 inhabitants per square mile (866.6/km2). There were 8,908 housing units at an average density of 852.2 per square mile (329.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.51% White, 1.54% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 2.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,654 households, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

Dedham's population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,699, and the median income for a family was $72,330. Males had a median income of $46,216 versus $35,682 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,199. About 3.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

Religious affiliation in Dedham, MA, 1980–2010[36]
Religion 1980 1990 2000 2010
Catholic 50.14% 54.67% 58.58% 52.97%
Mainline Protestant 13.34% 7.3% 6.18% 4.93%
Evangelical Protestant .85% 1.88% 1.45% 1.69%
Orthodox Christian n/a n/a 1.16% .53%
Other 1.27% 6.88% 7.13% 4.56%
Unaffiliated 34.39% 29.28% 25.52% 35.33%

Seal and flag

 
The Town of Dedham's flag

The town's seal was originally designed by a member of the Dedham Historical Society.[37] In the center is a crest containing the Old Avery Oak.[37] When the tree was finally felled, the gavel used by the Moderator at Town Meeting was carved out of it.[38] Above the tree are the scales of justice, representing Dedham as the county seat and home to Norfolk County's courts.[37] On the left of the tree are agricultural instruments, and on the right is a factory, showing Dedham's history first as a town of farmers and then as one with a number of mills and factories, particularly along Mother Brook.[37] Below the tree is a banner with the word "Contentment," the name of the original plantation.[37]

The town flag is red with the seal prominent and in the center. In the lower left corner is part of the Avery Oak, and in the lower right is part of the Fairbanks House. It hangs in the select board's chambers at town hall and in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House.

Government

A charter adopted in 1998 lays out the basic structure of the Town government, although it has been amended occasionally over the years. A seven-member Charter Advisory Committee, appointed in 2012, recommended six substantial changes and numerous minor changes be made to the document. The Selectmen consolidated them into six articles for Town Meeting's consideration, and five were presented to the Meeting in 2013. Voters approved four of them in 2014. A version of the sixth and final proposal was adopted at the Spring 2014 Annual Town Meeting.

Town Meeting

According to Dedham's , the "administration of all the fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of the town, with the government thereof, shall be vested in a legislative branch, to consist of a representative town meeting." Town Meeting is to consist of no less than 270 members, but not more than necessary to achieve an equal number coming from each precinct. There are currently seven districts, but could be as few as six or as many as nine, with lines drawn by the Select Board and the Registrars of Voters every ten years.

Votes are by voice unless members call for a standing or roll call vote, either of which can be called for by the Moderator. All Town officers are required to attend Town Meeting and multiple member bodies must send at least one representative who have all the privileges of a Member except the right to vote. If 5% of Town voters petition the Select Board within 14 days of Town Meeting, any action taken may be submitted to voters. The final result is to be determined by majority vote, but Town Meeting can not be overruled unless 20% of registered voters participate.

Town Meeting sets its own rules and keeps a journal of proceedings. The Town Meeting may establish various ad-hoc and standing committees on which any Town Meeting Member or voter may serve.

Before each Spring Annual Town Meeting, the Public Service Recognition Award is given to recognize citizens who have performed outstanding acts of service to the community.[39][40]

Town Meeting members

Currently Town Meeting consists of 273 members, or representatives, with each of the seven districts, or precincts, electing 39. Thirteen are elected from each precinct each year and serve a three-year term. Each precinct elects from its own members a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary.

To be eligible, candidates must have 10 registered voters from their precinct sign nomination papers. Town Meeting Representatives can not serve on any other elected board or on the Finance and Warrant Committee. Members who move from the district or are removed by redistricting may serve until the next Town Election; however, any member who moves out of the Town immediately ceases to be a Member.

In case of a vacancy, the remaining term is to be filled at the next town election. If no election is to take place within 120 days of the vacancy, then the district chairman is to call together the members of the district, and they are to elect a member who will serve until the next town election.

Warrant

The Warrant at Town Meeting includes the articles to be voted on. Any elected or appointed board, committee, town officer, or any ten voters may place an article on the warrant. Each article to be voted on is directed by the Select Board to an appropriate board or committee to hear and provide the original motion at Town Meeting. All articles expending funds are directed to the Finance Committee; articles dealing with planning and zoning to the Planning Board; articles relating to by-laws to the By-Law Committee. The Finance Committee recommendation has the force of the original motion on all articles except those related to zoning. The Planning Board makes the original motion for those.

Mini Town Meeting

The chairmen of the several districts elect from amongst themselves a chairman. This Chairman of the chairmen hosts what is officially known as the District Chairmen's Warrant Review Meeting, but is much more commonly referred to as Mini Town Meeting. The "Mini," first held in 1978, is generally a week or two before the actual Town Meeting.[41] The purpose of the Mini is to air out several of the contentious issues before bringing them to the floor of Town Meeting.

Select Board

The executive branch of the Town Government is "headed" by a Select Board. The Board has five members who are elected for three-year terms and are the chief policy making body for the town. They appoint a Town Manager who runs the day-to-day affairs of the Town. They also appoint constables, registrars of voters and other election officers, the board of appeals, conservation commission, historic district commission, and members of several other multiple member boards. James A. MacDonald serves as chair, with Dennis J. Teehan, Jr. serving as Vice Chair. Dimitria Sullivan, Erin Boles Welch, and Josh Donati also serve as members.

Select board members set policy for all departments below it, but are not involved in the day-to-day affairs of the Town. They issue licenses and can investigate the affairs and the conduct of any town agency.

Town Clerk

The Elected Town Clerk serves a three-year term and works full-time for the Town. The Clerk is "the keeper of vital statistics of the town and the custodian of the town seal and all public records, administer[s] the oaths of office to all town officers... [and is] the clerk of the town meeting." In the role as clerk of town meeting, he notifies the public and members of the Town Meeting and keeps a verbatim record of proceedings. The current Town Clerk is Paul Munchbach.

Town Moderator

Town Meetings are presided over by the Town Moderator, but he has no vote unless all the Members present and voting are equally divided. At the first Town Meeting following the annual town election, he is to appoint, subject to Town Meeting's confirmation, a Deputy Moderator from the elected Members. The Deputy serves in case of the Moderator's absence or disability. The current Town Moderator is Dan Driscoll.

Other boards and committees

The seven members of the School Committee are elected for three-year terms and appoint a Superintendent of Schools. They also set policy for the School Department. The School Committee is currently chaired by Melissa Pearrow, with Victor Hebert serving as Vice Chairperson. The other members of the committee are Josh Donati, Mayanne MacDonald Briggs, Cailen McCormick, Chris Polito, and Tracye White.[42]

The three elected members of the Board of Assessors serve three-year terms and annually make a fair cash valuation of all property within the town. The current chair is Richard J. Schoenfeld. Michael T. Polito serves as Secretary. Cheryl Sullivan is also a member.

The three elected members of the Board of Health are responsible for the formulation and enforcement of rules and regulations affecting the environment and the public health. Currently the board is chaired by Leanne Jasset, B.S.P. RPH. Bernadette Chirokas and Noreen Guilfoyle also serve on the board.

The Board of Library Trustees has five members, each of whom serves three-year terms, and has care of the Town's public library at the Endicott Branch and Main Branch. The Board is responsible for all library policy, the library budget, and hiring and firing the library director. The current chair is Shirin Baradaran, with Tom Turner serving as Vice Chair. Annette Raphel serves as Secretary. Crystal Power and Brian Keaney also serve as members.

The five elected members of the Planning Board make studies and prepare plans concerning the resources, possibilities, and needs of the town. It also prepares the Master Plan. Currently the board is chaired by John Bethoney, with Michael A. Podolski, Esq. serving as vice-chair. James E. Brien IV serves as Clerk. James F. McGrail and Jessica Porter are also members. Andrew Pepoli serves as an unelected Associate.

There are five elected members of the Parks & Recreation Commission. Section 3-10 of the Town Charter states that the goal of the commission is to promote physical education, play, recreation, sport and other programs for people of all ages. The commission is currently chaired by Alix O'Connell, with Chuck Dello Iacono and Lisa Farnham serving as Vice Chair. Lisa Moran and Jon Briggs are also members.

There are five elected Commissioners of Trust Funds who manage and control all funds left, given, bequeathed, or devised to the town, and distribute the income in accordance with the terms of the respective trusts. The commission's Chair is Emily Reynolds, with Salvatore A Spada serving as Vice Chair. Nicole P Munchbach, Bob Desmond, and Dan Jon Oneil Jr. are also members.

There are five members of the Housing Authority Board. Four are elected by the Town and one is appointed by the Commonwealth Commissioner of Community Affairs. As members of the Board, they have all of the powers and duties which are given to housing authorities under the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. The current chair is Donna M. Brown Rego and Margaret Matthews serves as the Assistant Chair & State Appointee. Skye Kessler serves as Treasurer, John B. Kane as Assistant Treasurer, and John Wagner as a member.

Politics

Presidential elections

Presidential election results
Year Republican Democratic Libertarian Green-Rainbow Constitution Reform Natural Law Workers World New Alliance Socialist Workers Citizens American Labor American Independent Socialist Labor People's Independent Write-in votes
2020[43] 4,771 (30.07%) Trump and Pence 10,760 (67.81%) Biden and Harris 191 (1.20%) Jorgensen and Cohen 60 (0.38%) Hawkins and Walker 85 (0.54%)
2016[44] 4,778 (33.12%) Trump and Pence 8,621 (59.76%) Clinton and Kaine 570 (3.95%) Johnson and Weld 149 (1.03%) Stein and Baraka 1 (0.01%) McMullin and Johnson 308 (2.13%)
2012[45] 5,734 (41.83%) Romney and Ryan 7,757 (56.58%) Obama and Biden 122 (0.89%) Johnson and Gray 54 (0.39%) Stein and Honkala 42 (0.31%)
2008[46] 5,361 (42.00%) McCain and Palin 7,108 (55.69%) Obama and Biden 62 (0.49%) Barr and Root 25 (0.20%) McKinney and Clemente 20 (0.16%) Baldwin and Castle 116 (0.91%) Nader and Gonzalez 71 (0.56%)
2004[47] 4,866 (39.31%) Bush and Cheney 7,410 (59.87%) Kerry and Edwards 66 (0.53%) Badnarik and Campagna 35 (0.28%) Cobb and LaMarche
2000[48] 4,110 (34.38%) Bush and Cheney 7,028 (58.79%) Gore and Lieberman 72 (0.60%) Browne and Olivier 645 (5.40%) Nader and LaDuke 67 (0.56%) Buchanan and Higgins 8 (0.07%) Hagelin and Tompkins 25 (0.21%)
1996[49] 3,672 (32.36%) Dole and Kemp 6,620 (58.33%) Clinton and Gore 111 (0.98%) Browne and Jorgensen 914 (8.05%) Perot and Choate 21 (0.19%) Hagelin and Tompkins 11 (0.10%) Moorehead and LaRiva
1992[50] 4,409 (33.77%) Bush and Quayle 5,675 (43.47%) Clinton and Gore 39 (0.30%) Marrou and Lord 11 (0.08%) Phillips and Knight Phillips 7 (0.05%) Hagelin and Tompkins 4 (0.03%) Fulani and Munoz 2,907 (22.27%) Perot and Stockdale 4 (0.03%)
1988[51] 6,440 (49.53%) Bush and Quayle 6,341 (48.77%) Dukakis and Bentsen 146 (1.12%) Paul and Marrou 66 (0.51%) Fulani and Dattner 10 (0.08%)
1984[52] 7,040 (54.71%) Reagan and Bush 5,782 (44.94%) Mondale and Ferraro 36 (0.28%) Serrette and Ross 9 (0.07%)
1980[53] 6,367 (46.74%) Reagan and Bush 5,071 (37.23%) Carter and Mondale 123 (0.90%) Clark and Koch 24 (0.18%) DeBerry and Zimmerman 4 (0.03%) Commoner and Harris 2,013 (14.78%) Anderson and Lucey 20 (0.15%)
1976[54] 6,137 (45.55%) Ford and Dole 6,853 (50.86%) Carter and Mondale 1 (0.01%) MacBride and Bergland 42 (0.31%) Camejo and Reid 37 (0.27%) Anderson and Shackelford 43 (0.32%) LaRouche and Evans 355 (2.63%) McCarthy and Stouffer 5 (0.04%)
1972[55] 6,041 (44.35%) Nixon and Agnew 7,209 (52.92%) McGovern and Shriver 61 (0.45%) Jenness and Pulley 51 (0.37%) Schmitz and Anderson 2 (0.01%) Fisher and Gunderson 1 (0.01%) Spock and Hobson

U.S. Senate elections

U.S. Senate election results
Year Republican Democratic Twelve Visions Libertarian Constitution Timesizing Not Downsizing Conservative Natural Law LaRouche Was Right Socialist Workers U.S. Labor Party Prohibition Independent Write-in votes
2020[56] 4,902 (31.64%) Kevin J. O'Connor 10,504 (67.81%) Edward J. Markey 55 (0.36%) Shiva Ayyadurai 30 (0.19%)
2018[57] 4,665 (38.19%) Geoff Diehl 7,157 (58.60%) Elizabeth A. Warren 378 (3.09%) Shiva Ayyadurai 14 (0.11%)
2014[58] 3,624 (38.80%) Brian J. Herr 5,706 (61.09%) Edward J. Markey 10 (0.10%)
2013[59] 2,846 (49.26%) Gabriel E. Gomez 2,885 (49.93%) Edward J. Markey 26 (0.45%) Richard A. Heos 21 (0.36%)
2012[60] 6,951 (50.82%) Scott P. Brown 6,715 (49.09%) Elizabeth A. Warren 12 (0.09%)
2010[61] 5,979 (55.47%) Scott P. Brown 4,647 (43.11%) Martha Coakley 147 (1.36%) Joseph L. Kennedy 6 (0.06%)
2008[62] 4,326 (34.93%) Jeffrey K. Beatty 7,707 (62.22%) John F. Kerry 342 (2.76%) Robert J. Underwood 11 (0.09%)
2006[63] 3,048 (31.59%) Kenneth G. Chase 6,587 (68.27%) Edward M. Kennedy 14 (0.15%)
2002[64] 7,522 (79.88%) John F. Kerry 1,791 (19.02%) Michael E. Cloud 67 (0.71%) Randall Forsberg 37 (0.39%)
2000[65] 1,295 (11.24%) Jack E. Robinson, III 8,277 (71.89%) Edward M. Kennedy 1,457 (12.65%) Carla A. Howell 409 (3.55%) Philip F. Lawler 35 (0.30%) Philip Hyde, III 39 (0.34%) Dale E. Friedgen 5 (0.04%)
1996[66] 5,173 (45.26%) William F. Weld 5,757 (50.37%) John F. Kerry 472 (4.13%) Susan C. Gallagher 28 (0.24%) Robert C. Stowe
1994[67] 4,498 (43.06%) W. Mitt Romney 5,858 (56.08%) Edward M. Kennedy 65 (0.62%) Lauraleigh Dozier 25 (0.24%) William A. Ferguson Jr.
1990[68] 4,905 (42.21%) Jim Rappaport 6,715 (57.79%) John F. Kerry
1988[69] 5,221 (40.52%) Joseph D Malone 7,553 (58.62%) Edward M. Kennedy 64 (0.50%) Mary Fridley 22 (0.17%) Freda Lee Nason
1984[70] 6,621 (51.79%) Raymond Shamie 6,159 (48.18%) John F. Kerry 4 (0.03%)
1982[71] 4,692 (41.48%) Ray Shamie 6,545 (57.86%) Edward M. Kennedy 72 (0.64%) Howard S. Katz 2 (0.02%)
1978[72] 4,494 (40.82%) Edward Brooke 6,504 (59.07%) Paul E. Tsongas 11 (0.10%)
1976[73] 4,728 (36.59%) Michael S. Robertson 7,932 (61.39%) Edward M. Kennedy 134 (1.04%) Carol Henderson Evans 126 (0.98%) H. Graham Lowry
1972[74] 7,748 (58.25%) Edward Brooke 5,417 (40.73%) John J. Droney 135 (1.01%) Donald Gurewitz 1 (0.01%)
1970[75] 4,311 (38.50%) Josiah A. Spaulding 6,807 (60.80%) Edward M. Kennedy 25 (0.22%) Lawrence Gilfedder 47 (0.42%) Mark R. Shaw 6 (0.05%)

U.S. House elections

U.S. House election results
Year District Republican Democratic Conservative Socialist Workers Unenrolled Write-in votes
2020[76] 8 11,626 (82.21%) Stephen F. Lynch 2,420 (17.11%) Jonathan D. Lott 96 (0.68%)
2018[77] 8 9,721 (98.61%) Stephen F. Lynch 137 (1.39%)
2016[78] 8 3,379 (24.46%) William Burke 10,414 (75.37%) Stephen F. Lynch 24 (0.17%)
2014[79] 8 7,371 (98.44%) Stephen F. Lynch 117 (1.56%)
2012[80] 8 2,949 (23.01%) Joe Selvaggi 9,844 (76.81%) Stephen F. Lynch 23 (0.18%)
2010[81] 9 2,474 (24.95%) Vernon M. Harrison 6,616 (66.73%) Stephen F. Lynch 810 (8.17%) Philip Dunklebarger 14 (0.14%)
2008[82] 9 9,609 (98.74%) Stephen F. Lynch 123 (1.26%)
2006[83] 9 2,474 (26.41%) Jack E. Robinson, III 7,407 (79.08%) Stephen F. Lynch 20 (0.21%)
2004[84] 9 8,957 (100.00%) Stephen F. Lynch
2002[85] 9 7,434 (98.88%) Stephen F. Lynch 84 (1.12%)
2001[86] 9 1,132 (32.84%) Jo Ann Sprague 2,266 (65.74%) Stephen F. Lynch 33 (0.99%) Susan Gallagher C. Long 16 (0.48%) Brock R. Satter
2000[87] 9 2,775 (24.18%) Janet E. Jeghelian 8,454 (73.65%) John Joseph Moakley 242 (2.11%) David A. Rosa 7 (0.06%)
1998[88] 9 7,029 (98.96%) John Moakley 74 (1.04%)
1996[89] 9 3,952 (35.55%) Paul V. Gryska 7,165 (64.45%) John Moakley
1994[90] 9 3,147 (31.40%) Michael M. Murphy 6,874 (68.60%) John Moakley
1992[91] 9 2,647 (21.76%) Martin D. Conboy 8,437 (69.34%) John Moakley 663 (5.45%) Lawrence C. Mackin 420 (3.45%) Robert W. Horan
1990[92] 9 7,799 (68.67%) John Moakley 3,556 (31.31%) Robert W. Horan 2 (0.02%)
1988[93] 9 10,200 (99.99%) John Moakley 1 (0.02%)
1986[94] 9 7,001 (83.10%) John Moakley 1,423 (16.89%) Robert W. Horan 1 (0.01%)
1984[95] 9 10,166 (99.86%) John Moakley 14 (0.14%)

Governor elections

Governor election results
Year Republican Democratic United Independent Unenrolled Unenrolled Green-Rainbow Write-in votes
2018[96] 8,264 (68.76%) Baker and Polito 3,711 (30.88%) Gonzalez and Palfrey 43 (0.36%)
2014[97] 5,107 (52.09%) Baker and Polito 4,299 (43.84%) Coakley and Kerrigan 270 (2.75%) Falchuk and Jennings 66 (0.67%) Lively and Saunders 53 (0.54%) McCormick and Post 10 (0.10%)
2010[98] 4,674 (45.18%) Baker and Tisei 4,513 (43.62%) Patrick and Murray 1,032 (9.98%) Cahill and Losocco 113 (1.09%) Stein and Purcell 13 (0.10%)
2006[99] 4,111 (41.39%) Healey and Hillman 4,874 (49.07%) Patrick and Murray 736 (7.41%) Mihos and Sullivan 197 (1.98%) Ross and Robinson 14 (0.14%)

Economy

 
Dedham District Court

Dedham has been featured on both television and film screens.

Education

Public education

The Dedham Public Schools operates seven schools and is known for the first implementation of a tax supported, free public school system, now used nationally.

  • Dedham High School
  • Dedham Middle School
  • Avery Elementary School
  • Oakdale Elementary School
  • Greenlodge Elementary School
  • Riverdale Elementary School
  • Dr. Thomas J. Curren Early Childhood Education Center

Private education

In addition, there are several private schools in the town, including:

  • Noble and Greenough School, a private, co-educational day and boarding school for students in grades 7–12
  • Dedham Country Day School, a private, co-educational, day school for students in pre-kindergarten to eighth grade
  • Ursuline Academy, an independent college preparatory day school for young women in grades 7–12.
  • The Rashi School, a Reform Jewish elementary and middle school.
  • Little Sprouts Early Education and Childcare, a preschool and kindergarten.

Former schools

  • Ames School, a former public elementary school named after distinguished Dedham resident Fisher Ames.
  • Charles J. Capen School, operated from 1931 to 1981, now home to the Dr. Thomas J. Curren Early Childhood Education Center[114]
  • St. Mary of the Assumption School, a former Catholic elementary school that operated as a part of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish until 1975.
  • The Quincy School, a former public elementary school that operated until 1982.
  • The Dexter School, a former public elementary school now operating as a private preschool and kindergarten, Little Sprouts Early Education and Childcare, Dedham location.

Higher education

Places of worship

 
First Church and Parish, Dedham MA
 
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist building in Dedham.
Place of worship Denomination Size Founded
First Church and Parish in Dedham Unitarian Universalist 1638 (Split in 1818)
Allin Congregational Church United Church of Christ 1638 (Split in 1818)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church 1758
Fellowship Bible Church Nondenominational

prev. Baptist

1843
St. Mary of the Assumption Church Roman Catholic 2,329 families[115] 1866
Church of the Good Shepherd The Episcopal Church 1877
St. Luke's Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1893
St. John of Damascus Church Eastern Orthodox Church 1907
St. Susanna Church Roman Catholic 1960
Calvary Baptist Church Independent Baptist
Dedham Temple Seventh-day Adventist
Former places of worship
Place of worship Denomination Founded Closed
First Church of Christ, Scientist Church of Christ, Scientist 1939 2000s
St. Raphael's Roman Catholic 1878 1887
The Link Church Assemblies of God Moved to Canton

Points of interest

 
Mill Pond Park

Transportation

Commuter rail service from Boston's South Station is provided by the MBTA with stops at Endicott and Dedham Corporate Center on its Franklin Line. Also, MBTA bus routes 34 Dedham Square to Forest Hills serves Washington Street, Dedham Square, and the Dedham Mall, route 34E Walpole Center to Forest Hills serves Washington Street and Dedham Square, and route 35 Dedham Mall to Forest Hills serves Washington Street and the Dedham Mall.

Notable people

Main page: Category:People from Dedham, Massachusetts

Sports

Arts and literature

Government

State

Federal

Military

Religious

 
Nathaniel Ames House

Miscellaneous

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  153. ^ Tommy Vietor [@TVietor08] (April 23, 2013). "Lots of reasons to love my hometown of Dedham, MA. Here's one www.museumofbadart.org @BostonGlobe @MarkLeibovich @mikebarnicle @BillSimmons" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  154. ^ Tommy Vietor [@TVietor08] (July 23, 2016). "I grew up in Dedham and don't miss the wild New England summer storms. Hope you guys didn't sustain damage" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Works cited

  • Curtis, Michael Kent (2000). Free speech, "the people's darling privilege": struggles for freedom of expression in American history. Duke University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-8223-2529-1.
  • Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society.
  • Lockridge, Kenneth (1985). A New England Town. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-95459-3.
  • Parr, James L. (2009). Dedham: Historic and Heroic Tales From Shiretown. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-750-0.
  • Stone, Geoffrey R. (2004). Perilous times: free speech in wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the war on terrorism. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-393-05880-2.
  • Simon, James F. (2003). What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States. Simon and Schuster. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-684-84871-6.
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Further reading

  • Kenneth Alan Lockridge (1985). A New England Town: The First Hundred Years : Dedham, Massachusetts, 1636-1736. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-95459-3.
  • Cremin, Lawrence A., "American Education: The Colonial Experience 1607–1783," First Edition, New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
  • Hanson, Robert Brand, "Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635–1890," published by Dedham Historical Society, 1976

External links

 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dedham.
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dedham, Massachusetts.
  • Dedham's official website
  • Boston.com's Dedham news page

May 15, 2023
dedham, massachusetts, dedham, town, county, seat, norfolk, county, massachusetts, population, 2020, census, located, boston, southwest, border, northwest, bordered, needham, southwest, westwood, southeast, canton, town, first, settled, european, colonists, 16. Dedham ˈ d ɛ d e m DED em is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County Massachusetts 5 The population was 25 364 at the 2020 census 6 It is located on Boston s southwest border On the northwest it is bordered by Needham on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by Canton The town was first settled by European colonists in 1635 Dedham MassachusettsTownTown of DedhamFirst Church and ParishFlagSealMotto ContentmentLocation of Dedham in Norfolk County MassachusettsCoordinates 42 14 30 N 71 10 00 W 42 24167 N 71 16667 W 42 24167 71 16667 Coordinates 42 14 30 N 71 10 00 W 42 24167 N 71 16667 W 42 24167 71 16667CountryUnited StatesStateMassachusettsCountyNorfolkSettled1635Incorporated1636Named forDedham EssexGovernment TypeRepresentative town meeting Town ManagerLeon Goodwin Select BoardJames A MacDonald ChairDennis J Teehan Jr Vice ChairDimitria SullivanErin Boles WelshJosh Donati 2 Area Total10 6 sq mi 27 6 km2 Land10 5 sq mi 27 1 km2 Water0 2 sq mi 0 5 km2 Elevation120 ft 37 m Population 2020 Total25 364 1 Density2 415 62 sq mi 935 94 km2 Ethnicity 3 White alone79 4 Black or African American alone6 24 American Indian and Alaska Native alone0 23 Asian3 79 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0 02 Some Other Race alone0 3 Two or more races6 45 Hispanic or Latino 4 Hispanic or Latino8 38 Not Hispanic or Latino91 62 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 Eastern ZIP code02026 02027 for P O Boxes Area code781 339FIPS code25 16495GNIS feature ID0618318Websitehttp www dedham ma gov Contents 1 History 1 1 17th century 1 2 18th century 1 3 19th century 1 4 20th century 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 Religion 4 Seal and flag 5 Government 5 1 Town Meeting 5 1 1 Town Meeting members 5 1 2 Warrant 5 1 3 Mini Town Meeting 5 2 Select Board 5 3 Town Clerk 5 4 Town Moderator 5 5 Other boards and committees 6 Politics 6 1 Presidential elections 6 2 U S Senate elections 6 3 U S House elections 6 4 Governor elections 7 Economy 8 Education 8 1 Public education 8 2 Private education 8 3 Former schools 8 4 Higher education 9 Places of worship 10 Points of interest 11 Transportation 12 Notable people 12 1 Sports 12 2 Arts and literature 12 3 Government 12 3 1 State 12 3 2 Federal 12 4 Military 12 5 Religious 12 6 Miscellaneous 13 References 14 Works cited 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory EditMain articles History of Dedham Massachusetts 1635 1699 History of Dedham Massachusetts 1700 1799 History of Dedham Massachusetts 1800 1899 History of Dedham Massachusetts 1900 1999 and History of Dedham Massachusetts 2000 present For a chronological guide see Timeline of Dedham Massachusetts 17th century Edit Settled in 1635 by people from Roxbury and Watertown Dedham was incorporated in 1636 It became the county seat of Norfolk County when the county was formed from parts of Suffolk County on March 26 1793 When the Town was originally incorporated the residents wanted to name it Contentment 7 The Massachusetts General Court overruled them and named the town after Dedham Essex in England where some of the original inhabitants were born 7 The boundaries of the town at the time stretched to the Rhode Island border At the first public meeting on August 15 1636 eighteen men signed the town covenant They swore that they would in the fear and reverence of our Almighty God mutually and severally promise amongst ourselves and each to profess and practice one truth according to that most perfect rule the foundation whereof is ever lasting love They also agreed that we shall by all means labor to keep off from us all such as are contrary minded and receive only such unto us as may be probably of one heart with us and such as that we either know or may well and truly be informed to walk in a peaceable conversation with all meekness of spirit this for the edification of each other in the knowledge and faith of the Lord Jesus The covenant also stipulated that if differences were to arise between townsmen they would seek arbitration for resolution and each would pay his fair share for the common good 18th century Edit Just 15 months after asking for their own church 40 men living on the north side of the Charles River suddenly asked the General Court to separate them from Dedham 8 9 Their petition cited the inadequate services provided namely schools and churches 9 8 They also said that if they were simply to be made a precinct instead of a separate town that they would suffer political reprisals 10 8 Dedham agreed that the services were inadequate and did not oppose the separation but did try to reduce the amount of land the separatists were seeking 10 11 Dedham also asked for a delay of one year 11 The General Court agreed with the petitioners however and created the new town of Needham with the original boundaries requested 10 11 Those who remained in Dedham still held rights to the unallotted lands in Needham however and any decrease in taxes would be offset by a decrease in expenditures 10 There may have also been some satisfaction in separating themselves from those on the other side of the 1704 power struggle 10 In November 1798 David Brown led a group in Dedham protesting the federal government they set up a liberty pole as people had before the American Revolution It carried the words No Stamp Act No Sedition Act No Alien Bills No Land Tax downfall to the Tyrants of America peace and retirement to the President Long Live the Vice President referring to then President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson 12 13 14 Brown was arrested in Andover but because he could not afford the 4 000 bail he was taken to Salem for trial 15 Brown was tried in June 1799 12 Although he wanted to plead guilty Justice Samuel Chase urged him to name those who had helped him or subscribed to his writings in exchange for freedom 12 Brown refused was fined 480 16 17 and sentenced to eighteen months in prison It was the most severe sentence up to then imposed under the Alien and Sedition Acts 12 15 Dedham is home to the Fairbanks House the oldest surviving timber frame house in the United States scientifically dated to 1637 On January 1 1643 by unanimous vote Dedham authorized the first taxpayer funded public school the seed of American education 18 Its first schoolmaster Rev Ralph Wheelock a Clare College graduate was paid 20 pounds annually to instruct the youth of the community Descendants of these students would become presidents of Dartmouth College Yale University and Harvard University The first man made canal in North America Mother Brook was created in Dedham in 1639 It linked the Charles River to the Neponset River Although both are slow moving rivers they are at different elevations The difference in elevation made the canal s current swift enough to power several local mills 19th century Edit In 1818 though citizens were still taxed for the support of ministers and other public teachers of religion Dedham set a precedent toward the separation of church and state Residents of the town selected a minister different than that chosen by the church members the selection by residents was confirmed by the Supreme Judicial Court This decision increased support for the disestablishment of the Congregational churches The local Endicott Estate burned to the ground in 1904 after the local volunteer fire department responding to three separate fires burning simultaneously reached the Endicott fire last By the time they arrived only ashes remained It is said that the estate s owner Henry Bradford Endicott also founder of the Endicott Johnson Corporation took the burning of the homestead as a divine command to rebuild which he did The rebuilt Endicott Estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places The estate and surrounding grounds are open to the public upholding Henry s stepdaughter Katherine s wish to use the house and property for educational civic social and recreational purposes 20th century Edit In 1921 the historic Sacco and Vanzetti trial was held in the Norfolk County Courthouse in Dedham 19 Dedham Pottery is a cherished class of antiques characterized by a distinctive crackle glaze blue and white color scheme and a frequent motif of rabbits and other animals Dedham is sometimes called the mother of towns because 14 present day communities were included within its original broad borders 20 Geography EditDedham is located at 42 14 40 N 71 9 55 W 42 24444 N 71 16528 W 42 24444 71 16528 42 244609 71 165531 21 On the northeast corner of High Street and Court Street the U S Coast amp Geodetic Survey now the U S National Geodetic Survey has placed a small medallion into a granite block showing an elevation of 112 288 feet Dedham is made up of a number of neighborhoods In the geographical center of town is Oakdale It is roughly defined by East Street to the west Cedar Street to the south and east and Whiting Ave to the north The houses in the area around Woodleigh Road which was declared to be one of the best streets in Greater Boston have many homes designed by Henry Bailey Alden who also designed the Endicott Estate 22 Nearby the subdivision consisting of Morse Avenue Fulton Street and Edison Avenue is named Whiting Park 23 Riverdale is an island surrounded by the Charles River and Long Ditch Greenlodge runs along the axis of Greenlodge Street and the area between Greenlodge Street and East Street The Manor comprises the neighborhood south of Sprague Street East Dedham falls between Mother Brook and the Boston line Precinct One or Upper Dedham is in the northwest corner of the town between High Street and Common Street and the Westwood and Needham lines Ashcroft is the neighborhood between Cedar Street and Sprague Street It includes Paul Park and the Capen School Fairbanks is the neighborhood between East Street and Wigwam Pond According to the United States Census Bureau the town has a total area of 10 6 square miles 27 km2 of which 10 4 square miles 27 km2 is land and 0 2 square miles 0 52 km2 1 79 is water Climate Edit Dedham has a warm summer humid continental climate Dfb under the Koppen climate classification system with high humidity and precipitation year round Climate data for Dedham MassachusettsMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 66 19 67 19 74 23 82 28 91 33 95 35 100 38 97 36 97 36 87 31 77 25 66 19 100 38 Average high F C 33 6 0 9 34 7 1 5 43 4 6 3 54 9 12 7 66 4 19 1 74 7 23 7 80 27 78 26 70 9 21 6 60 5 15 8 48 9 9 4 37 4 3 0 57 0 13 9 Daily mean F C 26 3 26 3 33 1 42 6 53 12 62 17 68 20 66 19 60 16 50 10 39 4 30 1 46 8 Average low F C 18 3 7 6 18 8 7 3 27 3 36 5 2 5 46 4 8 0 55 4 13 0 61 5 16 4 60 3 15 7 53 4 11 9 43 4 6 3 33 7 0 9 22 8 5 1 39 8 4 3 Record low F C 14 26 21 29 5 21 6 14 27 3 31 1 44 7 32 0 28 2 32 0 26 3 22 6 21 29 Average precipitation inches mm 4 2 110 3 9 99 4 6 120 4 1 100 3 7 94 3 6 91 3 7 94 4 1 100 4 100 4 100 4 4 110 4 4 110 48 7 1 228 Average snowfall inches cm 16 1 41 16 41 12 30 3 1 7 9 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 76 2 7 6 9 11 7 30 62 157 81 Average precipitation days 12 11 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 12 135Source 1 Climate Summary for Dedham MassachusettsSource 2 Monthly All Data for Dedham MassachusettsDemographics EditSee also List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income Historical populationYearPop 18001 973 34 18303 057 34 54 9 18504 447 45 5 18606 330 42 3 18657 198 34 13 7 18707 342 2 0 18806 233 15 1 18907 123 14 3 19007 457 4 7 19109 284 24 5 192010 782 16 1 193015 136 40 4 194015 508 2 5 195018 487 19 2 196023 869 29 1 197026 938 12 9 198025 298 6 1 199023 782 6 0 200023 464 1 3 201024 729 5 4 202025 364 2 6 population estimate Source United States census records and Population Estimates Program data 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 As of the census 35 of 2000 there were 23 464 people 8 654 households and 6 144 families residing in the town The population density was 2 244 6 inhabitants per square mile 866 6 km2 There were 8 908 housing units at an average density of 852 2 per square mile 329 0 km2 The racial makeup of the town was 94 51 White 1 54 Black or African American 0 16 Native American 1 87 Asian 0 04 Pacific Islander 0 80 from other races and 1 08 from two or more races 2 42 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race There were 8 654 households of which 30 1 had children under the age of 18 living with them 56 3 were married couples living together 11 1 had a female householder with no husband present and 29 0 were non families 23 9 of all households were made up of individuals and 10 4 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 61 and the average family size was 3 14 Dedham s population was spread out with 22 2 under the age of 18 5 8 from 18 to 24 31 1 from 25 to 44 24 2 from 45 to 64 and 16 6 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 40 years For every 100 females there were 93 4 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92 0 males The median income for a household in the town was 61 699 and the median income for a family was 72 330 Males had a median income of 46 216 versus 35 682 for females The per capita income for the town was 28 199 About 3 2 of families and 4 6 of the population were below the poverty line including 3 9 of those under age 18 and 6 5 of those age 65 or over Religion Edit Religious affiliation in Dedham MA 1980 2010 36 Religion 1980 1990 2000 2010Catholic 50 14 54 67 58 58 52 97 Mainline Protestant 13 34 7 3 6 18 4 93 Evangelical Protestant 85 1 88 1 45 1 69 Orthodox Christian n a n a 1 16 53 Other 1 27 6 88 7 13 4 56 Unaffiliated 34 39 29 28 25 52 35 33 Seal and flag Edit The Town of Dedham s flag The town s seal was originally designed by a member of the Dedham Historical Society 37 In the center is a crest containing the Old Avery Oak 37 When the tree was finally felled the gavel used by the Moderator at Town Meeting was carved out of it 38 Above the tree are the scales of justice representing Dedham as the county seat and home to Norfolk County s courts 37 On the left of the tree are agricultural instruments and on the right is a factory showing Dedham s history first as a town of farmers and then as one with a number of mills and factories particularly along Mother Brook 37 Below the tree is a banner with the word Contentment the name of the original plantation 37 The town flag is red with the seal prominent and in the center In the lower left corner is part of the Avery Oak and in the lower right is part of the Fairbanks House It hangs in the select board s chambers at town hall and in the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House Government EditA charter adopted in 1998 lays out the basic structure of the Town government although it has been amended occasionally over the years A seven member Charter Advisory Committee appointed in 2012 recommended six substantial changes and numerous minor changes be made to the document The Selectmen consolidated them into six articles for Town Meeting s consideration and five were presented to the Meeting in 2013 Voters approved four of them in 2014 A version of the sixth and final proposal was adopted at the Spring 2014 Annual Town Meeting Town Meeting Edit According to Dedham s Charter the administration of all the fiscal prudential and municipal affairs of the town with the government thereof shall be vested in a legislative branch to consist of a representative town meeting Town Meeting is to consist of no less than 270 members but not more than necessary to achieve an equal number coming from each precinct There are currently seven districts but could be as few as six or as many as nine with lines drawn by the Select Board and the Registrars of Voters every ten years Votes are by voice unless members call for a standing or roll call vote either of which can be called for by the Moderator All Town officers are required to attend Town Meeting and multiple member bodies must send at least one representative who have all the privileges of a Member except the right to vote If 5 of Town voters petition the Select Board within 14 days of Town Meeting any action taken may be submitted to voters The final result is to be determined by majority vote but Town Meeting can not be overruled unless 20 of registered voters participate Town Meeting sets its own rules and keeps a journal of proceedings The Town Meeting may establish various ad hoc and standing committees on which any Town Meeting Member or voter may serve Before each Spring Annual Town Meeting the Public Service Recognition Award is given to recognize citizens who have performed outstanding acts of service to the community 39 40 Town Meeting members Edit Currently Town Meeting consists of 273 members or representatives with each of the seven districts or precincts electing 39 Thirteen are elected from each precinct each year and serve a three year term Each precinct elects from its own members a chairman vice chairman and secretary To be eligible candidates must have 10 registered voters from their precinct sign nomination papers Town Meeting Representatives can not serve on any other elected board or on the Finance and Warrant Committee Members who move from the district or are removed by redistricting may serve until the next Town Election however any member who moves out of the Town immediately ceases to be a Member In case of a vacancy the remaining term is to be filled at the next town election If no election is to take place within 120 days of the vacancy then the district chairman is to call together the members of the district and they are to elect a member who will serve until the next town election Warrant Edit The Warrant at Town Meeting includes the articles to be voted on Any elected or appointed board committee town officer or any ten voters may place an article on the warrant Each article to be voted on is directed by the Select Board to an appropriate board or committee to hear and provide the original motion at Town Meeting All articles expending funds are directed to the Finance Committee articles dealing with planning and zoning to the Planning Board articles relating to by laws to the By Law Committee The Finance Committee recommendation has the force of the original motion on all articles except those related to zoning The Planning Board makes the original motion for those Mini Town Meeting Edit The chairmen of the several districts elect from amongst themselves a chairman This Chairman of the chairmen hosts what is officially known as the District Chairmen s Warrant Review Meeting but is much more commonly referred to as Mini Town Meeting The Mini first held in 1978 is generally a week or two before the actual Town Meeting 41 The purpose of the Mini is to air out several of the contentious issues before bringing them to the floor of Town Meeting Select Board Edit The executive branch of the Town Government is headed by a Select Board The Board has five members who are elected for three year terms and are the chief policy making body for the town They appoint a Town Manager who runs the day to day affairs of the Town They also appoint constables registrars of voters and other election officers the board of appeals conservation commission historic district commission and members of several other multiple member boards James A MacDonald serves as chair with Dennis J Teehan Jr serving as Vice Chair Dimitria Sullivan Erin Boles Welch and Josh Donati also serve as members Select board members set policy for all departments below it but are not involved in the day to day affairs of the Town They issue licenses and can investigate the affairs and the conduct of any town agency Town Clerk Edit The Elected Town Clerk serves a three year term and works full time for the Town The Clerk is the keeper of vital statistics of the town and the custodian of the town seal and all public records administer s the oaths of office to all town officers and is the clerk of the town meeting In the role as clerk of town meeting he notifies the public and members of the Town Meeting and keeps a verbatim record of proceedings The current Town Clerk is Paul Munchbach Town Moderator Edit Town Meetings are presided over by the Town Moderator but he has no vote unless all the Members present and voting are equally divided At the first Town Meeting following the annual town election he is to appoint subject to Town Meeting s confirmation a Deputy Moderator from the elected Members The Deputy serves in case of the Moderator s absence or disability The current Town Moderator is Dan Driscoll Other boards and committees Edit The seven members of the School Committee are elected for three year terms and appoint a Superintendent of Schools They also set policy for the School Department The School Committee is currently chaired by Melissa Pearrow with Victor Hebert serving as Vice Chairperson The other members of the committee are Josh Donati Mayanne MacDonald Briggs Cailen McCormick Chris Polito and Tracye White 42 The three elected members of the Board of Assessors serve three year terms and annually make a fair cash valuation of all property within the town The current chair is Richard J Schoenfeld Michael T Polito serves as Secretary Cheryl Sullivan is also a member The three elected members of the Board of Health are responsible for the formulation and enforcement of rules and regulations affecting the environment and the public health Currently the board is chaired by Leanne Jasset B S P RPH Bernadette Chirokas and Noreen Guilfoyle also serve on the board The Board of Library Trustees has five members each of whom serves three year terms and has care of the Town s public library at the Endicott Branch and Main Branch The Board is responsible for all library policy the library budget and hiring and firing the library director The current chair is Shirin Baradaran with Tom Turner serving as Vice Chair Annette Raphel serves as Secretary Crystal Power and Brian Keaney also serve as members The five elected members of the Planning Board make studies and prepare plans concerning the resources possibilities and needs of the town It also prepares the Master Plan Currently the board is chaired by John Bethoney with Michael A Podolski Esq serving as vice chair James E Brien IV serves as Clerk James F McGrail and Jessica Porter are also members Andrew Pepoli serves as an unelected Associate There are five elected members of the Parks amp Recreation Commission Section 3 10 of the Town Charter states that the goal of the commission is to promote physical education play recreation sport and other programs for people of all ages The commission is currently chaired by Alix O Connell with Chuck Dello Iacono and Lisa Farnham serving as Vice Chair Lisa Moran and Jon Briggs are also members There are five elected Commissioners of Trust Funds who manage and control all funds left given bequeathed or devised to the town and distribute the income in accordance with the terms of the respective trusts The commission s Chair is Emily Reynolds with Salvatore A Spada serving as Vice Chair Nicole P Munchbach Bob Desmond and Dan Jon Oneil Jr are also members There are five members of the Housing Authority Board Four are elected by the Town and one is appointed by the Commonwealth Commissioner of Community Affairs As members of the Board they have all of the powers and duties which are given to housing authorities under the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth The current chair is Donna M Brown Rego and Margaret Matthews serves as the Assistant Chair amp State Appointee Skye Kessler serves as Treasurer John B Kane as Assistant Treasurer and John Wagner as a member Politics EditPresidential elections Edit Presidential election results Year Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Rainbow Constitution Reform Natural Law Workers World New Alliance Socialist Workers Citizens American Labor American Independent Socialist Labor People s Independent Write in votes2020 43 4 771 30 07 Trump and Pence 10 760 67 81 Biden and Harris 191 1 20 Jorgensen and Cohen 60 0 38 Hawkins and Walker 85 0 54 2016 44 4 778 33 12 Trump and Pence 8 621 59 76 Clinton and Kaine 570 3 95 Johnson and Weld 149 1 03 Stein and Baraka 1 0 01 McMullin and Johnson 308 2 13 2012 45 5 734 41 83 Romney and Ryan 7 757 56 58 Obama and Biden 122 0 89 Johnson and Gray 54 0 39 Stein and Honkala 42 0 31 2008 46 5 361 42 00 McCain and Palin 7 108 55 69 Obama and Biden 62 0 49 Barr and Root 25 0 20 McKinney and Clemente 20 0 16 Baldwin and Castle 116 0 91 Nader and Gonzalez 71 0 56 2004 47 4 866 39 31 Bush and Cheney 7 410 59 87 Kerry and Edwards 66 0 53 Badnarik and Campagna 35 0 28 Cobb and LaMarche2000 48 4 110 34 38 Bush and Cheney 7 028 58 79 Gore and Lieberman 72 0 60 Browne and Olivier 645 5 40 Nader and LaDuke 67 0 56 Buchanan and Higgins 8 0 07 Hagelin and Tompkins 25 0 21 1996 49 3 672 32 36 Dole and Kemp 6 620 58 33 Clinton and Gore 111 0 98 Browne and Jorgensen 914 8 05 Perot and Choate 21 0 19 Hagelin and Tompkins 11 0 10 Moorehead and LaRiva1992 50 4 409 33 77 Bush and Quayle 5 675 43 47 Clinton and Gore 39 0 30 Marrou and Lord 11 0 08 Phillips and Knight Phillips 7 0 05 Hagelin and Tompkins 4 0 03 Fulani and Munoz 2 907 22 27 Perot and Stockdale 4 0 03 1988 51 6 440 49 53 Bush and Quayle 6 341 48 77 Dukakis and Bentsen 146 1 12 Paul and Marrou 66 0 51 Fulani and Dattner 10 0 08 1984 52 7 040 54 71 Reagan and Bush 5 782 44 94 Mondale and Ferraro 36 0 28 Serrette and Ross 9 0 07 1980 53 6 367 46 74 Reagan and Bush 5 071 37 23 Carter and Mondale 123 0 90 Clark and Koch 24 0 18 DeBerry and Zimmerman 4 0 03 Commoner and Harris 2 013 14 78 Anderson and Lucey 20 0 15 1976 54 6 137 45 55 Ford and Dole 6 853 50 86 Carter and Mondale 1 0 01 MacBride and Bergland 42 0 31 Camejo and Reid 37 0 27 Anderson and Shackelford 43 0 32 LaRouche and Evans 355 2 63 McCarthy and Stouffer 5 0 04 1972 55 6 041 44 35 Nixon and Agnew 7 209 52 92 McGovern and Shriver 61 0 45 Jenness and Pulley 51 0 37 Schmitz and Anderson 2 0 01 Fisher and Gunderson 1 0 01 Spock and Hobson U S Senate elections Edit U S Senate election results Year Republican Democratic Twelve Visions Libertarian Constitution Timesizing Not Downsizing Conservative Natural Law LaRouche Was Right Socialist Workers U S Labor Party Prohibition Independent Write in votes2020 56 4 902 31 64 Kevin J O Connor 10 504 67 81 Edward J Markey 55 0 36 Shiva Ayyadurai 30 0 19 2018 57 4 665 38 19 Geoff Diehl 7 157 58 60 Elizabeth A Warren 378 3 09 Shiva Ayyadurai 14 0 11 2014 58 3 624 38 80 Brian J Herr 5 706 61 09 Edward J Markey 10 0 10 2013 59 2 846 49 26 Gabriel E Gomez 2 885 49 93 Edward J Markey 26 0 45 Richard A Heos 21 0 36 2012 60 6 951 50 82 Scott P Brown 6 715 49 09 Elizabeth A Warren 12 0 09 2010 61 5 979 55 47 Scott P Brown 4 647 43 11 Martha Coakley 147 1 36 Joseph L Kennedy 6 0 06 2008 62 4 326 34 93 Jeffrey K Beatty 7 707 62 22 John F Kerry 342 2 76 Robert J Underwood 11 0 09 2006 63 3 048 31 59 Kenneth G Chase 6 587 68 27 Edward M Kennedy 14 0 15 2002 64 7 522 79 88 John F Kerry 1 791 19 02 Michael E Cloud 67 0 71 Randall Forsberg 37 0 39 2000 65 1 295 11 24 Jack E Robinson III 8 277 71 89 Edward M Kennedy 1 457 12 65 Carla A Howell 409 3 55 Philip F Lawler 35 0 30 Philip Hyde III 39 0 34 Dale E Friedgen 5 0 04 1996 66 5 173 45 26 William F Weld 5 757 50 37 John F Kerry 472 4 13 Susan C Gallagher 28 0 24 Robert C Stowe1994 67 4 498 43 06 W Mitt Romney 5 858 56 08 Edward M Kennedy 65 0 62 Lauraleigh Dozier 25 0 24 William A Ferguson Jr 1990 68 4 905 42 21 Jim Rappaport 6 715 57 79 John F Kerry1988 69 5 221 40 52 Joseph D Malone 7 553 58 62 Edward M Kennedy 64 0 50 Mary Fridley 22 0 17 Freda Lee Nason1984 70 6 621 51 79 Raymond Shamie 6 159 48 18 John F Kerry 4 0 03 1982 71 4 692 41 48 Ray Shamie 6 545 57 86 Edward M Kennedy 72 0 64 Howard S Katz 2 0 02 1978 72 4 494 40 82 Edward Brooke 6 504 59 07 Paul E Tsongas 11 0 10 1976 73 4 728 36 59 Michael S Robertson 7 932 61 39 Edward M Kennedy 134 1 04 Carol Henderson Evans 126 0 98 H Graham Lowry1972 74 7 748 58 25 Edward Brooke 5 417 40 73 John J Droney 135 1 01 Donald Gurewitz 1 0 01 1970 75 4 311 38 50 Josiah A Spaulding 6 807 60 80 Edward M Kennedy 25 0 22 Lawrence Gilfedder 47 0 42 Mark R Shaw 6 0 05 U S House elections Edit U S House election results Year District Republican Democratic Conservative Socialist Workers Unenrolled Write in votes2020 76 8 11 626 82 21 Stephen F Lynch 2 420 17 11 Jonathan D Lott 96 0 68 2018 77 8 9 721 98 61 Stephen F Lynch 137 1 39 2016 78 8 3 379 24 46 William Burke 10 414 75 37 Stephen F Lynch 24 0 17 2014 79 8 7 371 98 44 Stephen F Lynch 117 1 56 2012 80 8 2 949 23 01 Joe Selvaggi 9 844 76 81 Stephen F Lynch 23 0 18 2010 81 9 2 474 24 95 Vernon M Harrison 6 616 66 73 Stephen F Lynch 810 8 17 Philip Dunklebarger 14 0 14 2008 82 9 9 609 98 74 Stephen F Lynch 123 1 26 2006 83 9 2 474 26 41 Jack E Robinson III 7 407 79 08 Stephen F Lynch 20 0 21 2004 84 9 8 957 100 00 Stephen F Lynch2002 85 9 7 434 98 88 Stephen F Lynch 84 1 12 2001 86 9 1 132 32 84 Jo Ann Sprague 2 266 65 74 Stephen F Lynch 33 0 99 Susan Gallagher C Long 16 0 48 Brock R Satter2000 87 9 2 775 24 18 Janet E Jeghelian 8 454 73 65 John Joseph Moakley 242 2 11 David A Rosa 7 0 06 1998 88 9 7 029 98 96 John Moakley 74 1 04 1996 89 9 3 952 35 55 Paul V Gryska 7 165 64 45 John Moakley1994 90 9 3 147 31 40 Michael M Murphy 6 874 68 60 John Moakley1992 91 9 2 647 21 76 Martin D Conboy 8 437 69 34 John Moakley 663 5 45 Lawrence C Mackin 420 3 45 Robert W Horan1990 92 9 7 799 68 67 John Moakley 3 556 31 31 Robert W Horan 2 0 02 1988 93 9 10 200 99 99 John Moakley 1 0 02 1986 94 9 7 001 83 10 John Moakley 1 423 16 89 Robert W Horan 1 0 01 1984 95 9 10 166 99 86 John Moakley 14 0 14 Governor elections Edit Governor election results Year Republican Democratic United Independent Unenrolled Unenrolled Green Rainbow Write in votes2018 96 8 264 68 76 Baker and Polito 3 711 30 88 Gonzalez and Palfrey 43 0 36 2014 97 5 107 52 09 Baker and Polito 4 299 43 84 Coakley and Kerrigan 270 2 75 Falchuk and Jennings 66 0 67 Lively and Saunders 53 0 54 McCormick and Post 10 0 10 2010 98 4 674 45 18 Baker and Tisei 4 513 43 62 Patrick and Murray 1 032 9 98 Cahill and Losocco 113 1 09 Stein and Purcell 13 0 10 2006 99 4 111 41 39 Healey and Hillman 4 874 49 07 Patrick and Murray 736 7 41 Mihos and Sullivan 197 1 98 Ross and Robinson 14 0 14 Economy Edit Dedham District Court Dedham has been featured on both television and film screens William Desmond Taylor s 1919 silent film Anne of Green Gables was filmed in Dedham 100 101 It was the favorite role of star Mary Miles Minter but no copies of the film are known to have survived The film also starred Paul Kelly 102 The 1973 film The Friends of Eddie Coyle was partially filmed in Dedham and starred Robert Mitchum Peter Boyle and Alex Rocco 103 In the 1980s the Endicott Estate was featured in an episode of Spenser For Hire 104 105 The 1982 film Pieces was filmed mainly in Madrid but also included the same Dedham Square robbed in Eddie Coyle 106 The Endicott Estate was also featured in the 2000 film The Perfect Storm 104 107 The award winning 2000 film State and Main was filmed in Dedham and Alec Baldwin s character slept in the Endicott Estate 105 In a 2004 episode of The Practice viewers learned that Alan Shore grew up in the town and numerous references to the Sacco and Vanzetti trial were also made 108 Images of Dedham Square the Dedham Historical Society building and the courthouses were shot on location In addition extremely rare interior and exterior photos of the courthouses from the turn of the 20th century were shown 109 The 2010 thriller Shutter Island was partially filmed in Dedham 110 The 2014 film The Judge was filmed partly in Dedham Square 111 Kathryn Bigelow s 2017 film Detroit utilized the Dedham District Court as a filming location 112 The film I Care a Lot was filmed at the Norfolk County Courthouse and Norfolk County Registry of Deeds 113 Education EditPublic education Edit The Dedham Public Schools operates seven schools and is known for the first implementation of a tax supported free public school system now used nationally Dedham High School Dedham Middle School Avery Elementary School Oakdale Elementary School Greenlodge Elementary School Riverdale Elementary School Dr Thomas J Curren Early Childhood Education CenterPrivate education Edit In addition there are several private schools in the town including Noble and Greenough School a private co educational day and boarding school for students in grades 7 12 Dedham Country Day School a private co educational day school for students in pre kindergarten to eighth grade Ursuline Academy an independent college preparatory day school for young women in grades 7 12 The Rashi School a Reform Jewish elementary and middle school Little Sprouts Early Education and Childcare a preschool and kindergarten Former schools Edit Ames School a former public elementary school named after distinguished Dedham resident Fisher Ames Charles J Capen School operated from 1931 to 1981 now home to the Dr Thomas J Curren Early Childhood Education Center 114 St Mary of the Assumption School a former Catholic elementary school that operated as a part of St Mary of the Assumption Parish until 1975 The Quincy School a former public elementary school that operated until 1982 The Dexter School a former public elementary school now operating as a private preschool and kindergarten Little Sprouts Early Education and Childcare Dedham location Higher education Edit Queen of Apostles Seminary a former Catholic minor seminary run by the Society of African Missions closed in the late 1960s Northeastern University Dedham Campus a satellite campus located in the Queen of Apostles Seminary s former buildingPlaces of worship Edit First Church and Parish Dedham MA The former First Church of Christ Scientist building in Dedham Place of worship Denomination Size FoundedFirst Church and Parish in Dedham Unitarian Universalist 1638 Split in 1818 Allin Congregational Church United Church of Christ 1638 Split in 1818 St Paul s Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church 1758Fellowship Bible Church Nondenominational prev Baptist 1843St Mary of the Assumption Church Roman Catholic 2 329 families 115 1866Church of the Good Shepherd The Episcopal Church 1877St Luke s Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1893St John of Damascus Church Eastern Orthodox Church 1907St Susanna Church Roman Catholic 1960Calvary Baptist Church Independent BaptistDedham Temple Seventh day AdventistFormer places of worshipPlace of worship Denomination Founded ClosedFirst Church of Christ Scientist Church of Christ Scientist 1939 2000sSt Raphael s Roman Catholic 1878 1887The Link Church Assemblies of God Moved to CantonPoints of interest Edit Mill Pond Park Organizations Dedham Historical Society and Museum Dedham Public Library Schools Dedham Country Day School Noble amp Greenough School Ursuline Academy and Convent Dedham High School Businesses Dedham Health and Athletic Complex Legacy Place outdoor shopping center 116 Moseley s on the Charles the oldest continuous running ballroom in the country Areas Dedham Village Historic District Mother Brook first man made waterway in the United States Buildings East Dedham Firehouse possibly the oldest wood framed firehouse in use in the United States 117 Originally built in 1855 it was designed with stables in the basement for the horses that carried the apparatus 117 Ames Schoolhouse schoolhouse built in 1897 now the Dedham town hall and senior center 118 119 Endicott Estate Fairbanks House MIT Endicott House Norfolk County Correctional Center situated in the median of Route 128 Old Norfolk County Jail Cemeteries Baby Cemetery Brookdale Cemetery Fairview Cemetery Old Village Cemetery Boston United Hand in Hand Cemetery is located on Lower East Street straddling the West Roxbury line Dating back to 1875 the original plot was full by 1896 but subsequently expanded a number of times There are graves as recent as 1980 in the West Roxbury portion the Dedham portion is still active Chestnut Hill s Congregation Mishka Tefila currently owns the property 120 Transportation EditCommuter rail service from Boston s South Station is provided by the MBTA with stops at Endicott and Dedham Corporate Center on its Franklin Line Also MBTA bus routes 34 Dedham Square to Forest Hills serves Washington Street Dedham Square and the Dedham Mall route 34E Walpole Center to Forest Hills serves Washington Street and Dedham Square and route 35 Dedham Mall to Forest Hills serves Washington Street and the Dedham Mall Notable people EditMain page Category People from Dedham Massachusetts Sports Edit Buck Danner infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics 121 Pete Hamilton NASCAR driver 122 Bill Hunnefield infielder for Chicago White Sox 1926 1930 Cleveland Indians 1931 Boston Braves 1931 and New York Giants 1931 123 John Frederick Kiley outfielder for the Washington Nationals 1884 and Boston Beaneaters 1891 124 Lefty Mills early American one armed baseball player 125 Sarah Parsons member of the 2006 Winter Olympics women s hockey team 126 Freddy Roach professional boxer 127 Warren Cummings Smith alpine skier in the 2014 Winter Olympics men s giant slalom and slalom 128 Arts and literature Edit Louisa May Alcott author of Little Women lived and worked for seven weeks during 1851 as a domestic helper in Dedham 129 Tim Costello 1945 2009 labor and anti globalization advocate and author 130 Jacques d Amboise ballet dancer and choreographer George Derby humorist Alvan Fisher artist Reuben Guild librarian and author Lilian Westcott Hale artist Connie Hines television actress Peter H Reynolds children s author and illustrator Anita Shreve author Richard Trethewey plumber on This Old HouseGovernment Edit State Edit Deborah R Cochran Representative to the Great and General Court 131 Waldo Colburn 1824 1885 Massachusetts State Representative Massachusetts State Supreme Court Justice 132 Samuel Haven 1771 1847 Chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas Maryanne Lewis Representative to the Great and General Court 133 Horace Mann education reformer and abolitionist 134 Theron Metcalf Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 135 Charles M McGowan businessman and Representative to the Great and General Court 136 Paul McMurtry Representative to the Great and General Court 137 Betty Jo Nelsen member of the Wisconsin State Assembly 138 Mason Sears 1899 1973 Representative to the Great and General Court and chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party 139 William Z Stuart 1811 1876 Justice of the Indiana Supreme CourtFederal Edit Fisher Ames U S Representative 140 Louis Brandeis Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 141 LeBaron Bradford Colt U S Senator 142 Samuel Dexter U S Representative Secretary of War Secretary of the Treasury administered oath of office to Chief Justice John Marshall 143 Frederick D Ely U S Representative 144 David Hackett head of President s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime inspiration for Phineas in A Separate Peace 145 John William McCormack Speaker of U S House of Representatives 146 John Lothrop Motley historian Minister to Great Britain 147 Minister to Austrian Empire 148 Frederick J Stimson Ambassador to Argentina 1914 1921 Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts 149 George F Williams U S Representative Ambassador to Greece and Montenegro known as sage of Dedham 150 Military Edit John Andrew Barnes III war hero Medal of Honor recipient Ebenezer Battelle Revolutionary War veteran Leon A Edney former Supreme Allied Commander NATO Atlantic Forces United States Atlantic Command Commodore Admiral US Navy William B Gould formerly enslaved Union Navy sailor James William Augustus Nicholson Rear Admiral U S Navy Thomas Sherwin General in the Civil War Stephen Minot Weld Jr Civil War heroReligious Edit Eliphalet Adams 1677 1753 clergyman and missionary to the Native Americans 140 John Allin patriarch of New England and signatory to the covenant Charles A Finn oldest Catholic priest in the United States Nathaniel Ames House Miscellaneous Edit Weaver W Adams chess master Nathaniel Ames almanac maker and physician Faxon Atherton businessman and namesake of Atherton California Jason Fairbanks murderer Jonathan Fairbanks builder of the Fairbanks House Temple Grandin professor of animal science inventor and autism advocate 151 Samuel Foster Haven archaeologist and anthropologist Eli Sagan 1927 2015 clothing manufacturer lecturer and author in cultural anthropology and political activist who served on the national finance committee for George McGovern s 1972 presidential campaign a role that earned him a spot on Richard Nixon s Enemies List in 1973 152 Tommy Vietor National Security Council 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James F 2003 What Kind of Nation Thomas Jefferson John Marshall and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States Simon and Schuster p 55 ISBN 978 0 684 84871 6 Tise Larry E 1998 The American counterrevolution a retreat from liberty 1783 1800 Stackpole Books ISBN 978 0 8117 0100 6 Further reading EditKenneth Alan Lockridge 1985 A New England Town The First Hundred Years Dedham Massachusetts 1636 1736 W W Norton ISBN 978 0 393 95459 3 Cremin Lawrence A American Education The Colonial Experience 1607 1783 First Edition New York Harper amp Row Publishers 1970 Hanson Robert Brand Dedham Massachusetts 1635 1890 published by Dedham Historical Society 1976External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dedham Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dedham Massachusetts Dedham s official website Boston com s Dedham news page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dedham Massachusetts amp oldid 1151441357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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