2013-2014 Board of Trustees, Chairman Daniel Collins, Sr.

D. Taobi Silva, Brad Smith                                      

                                     Mamoweenene (We move together.)

The Shinnecock Trustee System Since 1792

The first three Trustees ever elected were put into office 1792.
They were: David Jacob, Samuel Waukus and Abraham Jacob.

David Jacob served at least three terms, 1792, 1793 and 1794.

Samuel Waukus served six years: 1792, 1794, 1795, 1800, 1804 and 1807.

Abraham Jacob served 16 years between 1792 and 1816.

The longest serving Trustees:

1. 30 Years: Charles K. Smith, longest serving Trustee in Shinnecock history; first elected in 1948 and elected every year up to 1978.

2. 27 Years: Harry K. Williams is the second longest serving Trustee, elected 27 times between 1946 and 1979.

3. 19 Years: Avery Dennis, Sr., between 1952 and 1985.

4. 16 Years: Abraham Jacob, between 1792 and 1816.

5. 16 Years: James W. Eleazer, Jr., between 1978 and 2006.

6. 16 Years: Braddon Smith, between 1980 and 2000.