Tonight, the story of a Newmarket man considered by some to be the first Black man elected to public office in America. Many people don't know about Wentworth Cheswill's storied history in NH and some ...

NEWMARKET — The town will take over care of the Cheswell cemetery a few short months after it became the site of the town's first historic marker and the first state historic marker to honor a person ...

A new portrait commemorating Wentworth Cheswill – said to be the first African American elected official in the country – would be hung in the State House if a bill passed by the House on a voice vote ...