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Fourth of July Celebration

Past Chief Marshals

The Committee’s General Chairman has the honor of selecting the Chief Marshal for each celebration. Beginning in the early 1800’s through to the current celebration. Considered to be one of the highest honors bestowed on a Bristolian.

PAST CHIEF MARSHALS

1826 - PRESENT

2000 - PRESENT

1990 - 1999

1826 - 1899

2025 -

2024 - Rick and Patty Baccus

2023 - Steven Contente

2022 - Joe & Rosa DaPonte

2021 - Ken, Steve & Mike Januario

2020 - Suzanne Magaziner

2019 - James Farley

2018 – Kathleen D. Bazinet

2017 – Lisa Sienkiewicz & Gail Parella

2016 – Herculano “Okie” Falcoa

2015 – Raymond E Gallison, Jr.

2014 – David Barboza

2013 – Louis P. Cirillo

2012 – Antonio Teixeira

2011 – Betty and Joseph Brito, Jr.

2010 – S. Dudley Hallagan

2009 – Joseph Coelho, Sr./
           Joseph Coelho, Jr.

2008 – Edward Castro

2007 – Manuel C. “Manny” Correira

2006 – Santa “Sandy” Matrone

2005 – Russell S. Serpa

2004 – Joseph and Mary Lero

2003 – Raymond Cordeiro and Oryann Lima

2002 – Jerome Donovan

2001 – Diane C. Mederos

2000 – Anthony P. Iasiello

1899 – Dr. W. Fred Williams

1898 – Charles F. Chase

1897 – Charles F. Chase

1896 – Charles F. Chase

1895 – Henry M. Thompson

1894 – H. Maitland Gibson

1893 – John J. Cristie

1892 – H. Maitland Gibson

1891 – J. Howard Manchester

1890 – Col. Richard B. Franklin

1889 – Gilbert Wilson

1888 – Isaac F. Williams

1887 – Capt. John H. Morrissey

1886 – J. Howard Manchester

1885 – Col. George O. Eddy

1884 – Dr. George A. Pike

1883 – J. Howard Manchester

1882 – Col. Samuel P. Colt

1881 – William T.C. Wardell

1880 – Col. Richard B. Franklin

1879 – Col. Samuel P. Colt

1878 – Col. Raymond H. Perry

1877 – Major Raymond H. Perry

1876 – George T. French

1875 – Col. Samuel P. Colt

1874 – no parade

1873 – Isaac F. Williams

1872 – Capt. Allan G. Wright

1871 – Col. Samuel P. Colt

1870 – Mark A. D’Wolf

1869 – Maj. Raymond H. Perry

1868 – William D’Wolf

1867 – Lt. William J. Bradford

1866 – Gen. Lewis Richmond

1865 – James D’W. Perry

1864 – Lieut. Charles Gibson

1863 – Charles C. Page

1862 – Walter C. Barley

1861 – Gen. Lewis Richmond

1860 – James D’W. Perry, Jr.

1859 – Capt. John Y. Lawless

1858 – Edward Wheatonv

1857 – Charles Sherry, Jr.

1856 – James H. West

1855 – Charles Sherry, Jr.

1854 – Maj. Ambrose Burnside

1853 – James F. D’Wolf

1852 – James F. D’Wolf

1851 – James F. D’Wolf

1850 – James F. D’Wolf

1849 – Col. John Gladding

1848 – John Adams

1847 – John Adams

1846 – John Adams

1845 – David S. Colt

1844 – W.H.S. Bayley

1843 – no parade

1842 – no parade

1841 – no parade

1840 – Martin Bennett, Esq.

1839 – no parade

1838 – Col. Nathaniel Fales

1837 – no parade

1836 – Col. Nathaniel Fales

1835 – Col. John Gladding

1834 – Col. Arnold Bush

1827-33 no parade

1826 – Col. Giles Luther

1999 – Herbie Moitoso

1998 – John R. Partington

1997 – Richard Ruggeiro

1996 – Orlando J. Bisbano

1995 – Joseph and Mary Parella

1994 – Mickie and Gerry MacNeill

1993 – Thomas H. Byrnes, Jr.

1992 – Santo “Sam” Mascena

1991 – Anthony Agatiello

1990 – Kenneth Marshall

1989 – Robert and Marie Rondeau

1988 – Frederico “Fred” Pacheco

1987 – Seraphin “Fee” DaPonte

1986 – Joan Roth

1985 – Anthony, Joseph,
           Manuel Januario

1984 – Halsey C. Herreshoff

1983 – Peter A. Quito

1982 – Joseph M. Brito

1981 – Roswell S. Bosworth, Jr.

1980 – Dr. Anthony Bernardo

1979 – Dr. Joseph Perroni

1978 – Richard Alegria

1977 – Frank D. Balzano

1976 – Anthony R. Berretto

1975 – Dr. Manual L. daSilva

1974 – James J. Velleca, Jr.

1973 – John P. Andrade

1972 – Anthony A. Nunes

1971 – Gaetano D. Parella

1970 – Dr. Ralph E. Gauvey

1969 – Dr. Victor P. DeMedeiros

1968 – Salvador V. Gauvey

1967 – Edward G. Medeiros

1966 – Caesar Brito

1965 – Anthony T. Campagna

1964 – Anthony Pinheiro

1963 – R.F. Haffenreffer III

1962 – John Andrade

1961 – Clinton J. Pearson

1960 – William H. Smith

1959 – Sen. Theodore F. Green

1958 – Lt. Cmdr. J.G.A. Riccio

1957 – Mrs. Russell J. Donovan

1956 – Col. E.S. McMillian

1955 – George R. Fish

1954 – Mathias Brito

1953 – John H. Tuplin

1952 – Dr. C. Paul Bruno

1951 – Gov. Dennis J. Roberts

1950 – Harold Church Paull

1949 – Capt. Raymond J. Makowsky

1948 – Dr. Samuel D. Clark

1947 – R. Adm. Gilbert Hoover

1946 – Rev. Anthony R. Parshley

1945 – Roswell S. Bosworth

1944 – J. Francis Connell

1943 – Stephen W. Hopkins

1942 – William L. Serbst

1941 – John W. Haley

1940 – Edward J. Fitzgerald

1939 – Stanley E. Friswell

1938 – George M. Cady

1937 – Col. M.A. Cheesman

1936 – John W. Church

1935 – Col. A.M. Merriman

1934 – Col. Samuel A. Hall

1933 – Roswell C. Colt

1932 – Dr. John H. Morrissey

1931 – Carl W. Haffenreffer

1930 – W. Fred Williams, Jr.

1929 – T. Clyde Foster

1928 – Capt. Edward L. Leahy

1927 – Lieut. Bertram W. Hall

1926 – Henry Wood

1925 – James F. Lavender

1924 – James W. Salisbury

1923 – Charles B. Rockwell, Jr.

1922 – W. Fred Williams, Jr.

1921 – Capt. Edward L. Leahy

1920 – Col. L.H. Callan

1919 – Col. Andrew W. Anthony

1918 – Col. Harold J. Gross

1917 – Col. Andrew W. Anthony

1916 – Rudolph Haffenreffer, Jr.

1915 – Capt. W.C. Metcalf

1914 – Capt. W.C. Metcalf

1913 – Capt. W.C. Metcalf

1912 – Howard W. Church

1911 – Col. Arthur B. Spink

1910 – Wendall R. Davis

1909 – Wallis E. Howe

1908 – George W. Warren

1907 – Charles B. Rockwell

1906 – Peter C.S. Morris

1905 – Wallis E. Howe

1904 – Benjamin L. Hall

1903 – L. Maitland Minsher

1902 – L. Maitland Minsher

1901 – L. Maitland Minsher

1900 – Dr. W. Fred Williams

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