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Joseph Stitt

Insurance Agent

Centurion, 1859–1860s

Born 28 November 1821 in England

Died 9 February 1904 in Biarritz, France

Buried Brompton Cemetery, West Brompton, Kensington, England

Proposed by William P. Wright

Elected 4 June 1859 at age thirty-seven

Archivist’s Note: He changed his name legally to Joseph Smith Heslop in 1868 (Heslop was his mother’s maiden name). He likely resigned or was dropped from the rolls between 1860 and 1864.