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<p>The 1894 Parish Councils Act created Parish Councils to deal with local problems. The first meeting of Ecton Parish Council was held in the Board School at 7pm on Monday 31 December 1894. The all-male council comprised Major General Sotheby and Messrs Blason, Callis, Hart, Hawkes, Mabbutt, Perkins, Tassell and Tebbutt.</p>
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<p>Major General Sotheby was elected Chairman, a post he conscientiously filled until his death in 1909. Early meetings concerned communal water taps, sewage disposal, the state of the bridle road to Cogenhoe, and appointment of a Surveyor of Highways.</p>
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