My favorite is the Measurer of Wood and Bark. We elect one every year still as a lark, but it used to be important as wood was the central way people generated

My favorite is the Measurer of Wood and Bark. We elect one every year still as a lark, but it used to be important as wood was the central way people generated energy in their homes so standardizing wood lots was of central importance in New England. https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/brookline-tab/2014/07/17/what-would-you-say-you/36830799007/ https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/brookline-tab/2014/07/17/w...