At the annual town meetings held in March of each year, three Commissioners of Common Schools were elected as well as three Inspectors of Commons Schools, as outlined under the New York State guidelines for school districts. The term of office ran for one year, April thru March. The pay for this service was seventy-five cents per day. At the March 3, 1835 town meeting the rate was increased to $1.00 per day.
Commissioners of Common Schools
Town of Lee, Oneida, New York
1825 thru 1844
- Lorenzo D. Baker 1835-38, 1839-40, 1941-44
- Elizur C. Burton 1831-1833
- John J. Castle 1836-1839
- Ichabod Davis 1833 (died before term ended)
- John W. Dopp 1826-1828, 1829-1830 1833-1834, 1841-1842
- Daniel Eames 1838-1839
- Lewis Eames 1829-1834
- Simeon N. Eames 1825-1827, 1831-1835, 1840-1841, 1842-1844
- Charles E. Frazer 1839-1841, 1841-1842 (refused to serve)
- George Hawkins 1834-1836
- Lathrop Hilliard 1842-1843
- Jesse Matteson 1825-1827
- Freeman Perry 1826-1831
- John B. Smith appointed March 12 to replace Charles Frazer, 1841-1842, 1843-1844
- Alpheus A. Spinning 1835-1836, 1839-1841
- Charles Starr 1827-1828 (elected for 1830-1831 but deemed not eligible as he was a minister)
- Ithai Thomson 1830-1831 (relected for 1831-1832 but moved from town before end of term)
- Calvin Washburn 1833-1834
- Arunah Wright 1825-1826
- Alvin Young 1836-1839