A poundmaster, or poundkeeper, was a local government official responsible for the feeding and care of stray livestock such as domestic pigs, cattle,...

power. Pinfold and pound (village) are synonyms of animal pound, where a poundmaster may operate Boô Kraal Boma (enclosure) Compound (enclosure) "Kraal"....

executive authority and not elected. However, historic equivalents such as poundmaster, which was tasked with the control of stray livestock, and hog reeve...

Montgomery County, Maryland, and then the District of Columbia's first woman poundmaster. By 1976 she was head of the animal disease control division of D.C.'s...

science at George Washington, he teamed up with Ingrid Newkirk, a local poundmaster, to form People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in March 1980. The...

Maryland, then for the District of Columbia. She became D.C.'s first female poundmaster, persuading the city to fund veterinary services and to set up an adoption...

Commissioners of Schools (3), Inspectors of Schools (3), Constables (3), Poundmasters (2). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total...

hamlet of Pinfold List of extant pinfolds in Cheshire Village lock-up Poundmaster Hubka 2004, p. 84. An alternative spelling/pronunciation of pinfold was...