Eleazer Lusher

Major Eleazer Lusher (died 1672) was a politician and military leader from Dedham, Massachusetts.

Political career Lusher had unmatched political influence in Dedham and was one of the most powerful men in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was one of ten men, constituting five percent of the adult male population, who were reelected so many times to Dedham's seven-member Board of Selectmen that they filled sixty percent of the seats between 1639 and 1687. He served 29 one-year terms in total. He was town clerk for 23 years, having first been elected in 1641.

Lusher was also a signatory of the Dedham Covenant.

Between the years of 1650 and 1685, Lusher was one of three men elected to serve in the Massachusetts General Court. Additionally, he served on the Massachusetts Council of Assistants from 1663 to 1673. Other positions include being a diplomat, judge, and mediator. He was also on the commission that established the Angle Tree Stone.