Elijah Brigham Stoddard (June 5, 1826 – September 27, 1903) was an attorney and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council and as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
Elijah Brigham Stoddard | |
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| 23rd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 3, 1882[1] – January 1, 1883[1] | |
| Preceded by | Frank H. Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Samuel E. Hildreth |
| Majority | 1,400[1] |
| Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council 7th Councilor District | |
| In office 1871–1872 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1864[2]–1865[2] | |
| Preceded by | Hartley Williams[2] |
| Succeeded by | Lucias W. Pond[2] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[3] | |
| In office 1857–1863 | |
| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1863–1864 | |
| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council Ward 7 | |
| In office 1858–1859 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1826[1] Upton, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | September 27, 1903 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Mary E. Davis, m. January 16, 1852[4] |
| Alma mater | Brown University, 1847[1] |
| Occupation | Attorney[4] |
Early life
editStoddard was born to Elijah and Zilpah (Nelson) Stoddard[5] in Upton, Massachusetts on June 5, 1826.[1][5]
Family life
editOn January 16, 1852, Stoddard married Mary E. Davis of Worcester.[4]
Massachusetts state government service
editMassachusetts House of Representatives
editStoddard was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1856.[3]
District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts
editStoddard was appointed the District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Matthews. Stoddard filled out the rest Mathews term but he did not seek election to another term.[4]
Massachusetts Senate
editFrom 1864 to 1865, Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1865.[6]
Massachusetts Executive Council
editFrom 1871 to 1872[4] Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council[7] for the Seventh Councilor District.[8]
Death
editStoddard died in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 27, 1903.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 61
- ^ a b c d e Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F.S. Blanchard & Company, p. 265
- ^ a b Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 261
- ^ a b c d e Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 266
- ^ a b c Rice, Franklin Pierce (1907), Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity For the Year 1905, vol. XXI, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Historical Society, p. 39
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ^ Rice, Franklin Pierce (1907), Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity For the Year 1905, vol. XXI, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Historical Society, p. 40
- ^ Coolidge, George (1870), The Boston Almanac for the Year 1871, Vol. 36., Boston, Massachusetts: George Coolidge, p. 48
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