Berkshire County Its Past History And Achievements

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Dalton was so named from Tristram Dalton, speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives at the time of the incor- poration of the town. There are two theories as to the origin of the name Dalton. The most probable makes it from Daletown that is, a town in a valley. Some, however prefer to de- rive it from the French word, D'Alton, that is, "of the mountain. " A life of the statesman v/ho gave his name to the town is given below: Tristram Dalton, senator, was born in Newbury, Mass. , May 28, 1738. H
...e at- tended Dummer academy, at Byfield, Mass. , and graduated from Harvard in 1755. He inherited from his father a large fortune and studied law as an accomplishment. He also devoted his time to the cultivation of a large estate called "Spring Hill" in West Newbury, where he entertained among other prominent men, George Wash- ington, John Adams, Louis Philippe and Tallyrand. Represented his state in the convention of committees of the New England provinces, December 25, 1776. He served in the state legisla- ture as representative, speaker of the house, and a senator.

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