Halsey Joseph Boardman (born May 19, 1834 – January 15, 1900) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in, and as the president of the Boston Common Council,[3] in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a member and president of the Massachusetts Senate.[4][5]
Halsey Joseph Boardman[1] | |
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| 54th President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1887[1]–1888[1] | |
| Preceded by | Albert E. Pillsbury |
| Succeeded by | Harris C. Hartwell |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1887[2]–1888[2] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1883–1885 | |
| President of the Boston Common Council[3] | |
| In office January 4, 1875[3] – January 3, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Olcott Shepard |
| Succeeded by | John Q. A. Brackett |
| Member of the Boston Common Council from Ward 14[3] | |
| In office January 6, 1873 – January 3, 1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1834 Norwich, Vermont |
| Died | January 15, 1900 (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Georgia M. Hinman[2] |
| Children | Flora M. Boardman and Emily I. Boardman.[2] |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Early life
editBoardman was born on May 19, 1834, to Nathaniel and Sarah (Hunt) Boardman in Norwich, Vermont.[1]
Business life
editBoardman was vice-president of the North Star Construction Company organized in 1890 that built significant portions of the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad based in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1893 when the Canadian Pacific Railway took control of D & W, Boardman became president of the troubled railroad.
Family life
editBoardman married Georgia M. Hinman on November 6, 1861, they had two children, Flora M. Boardman, and Emily I. Boardman.[2]
Death
editBoardman died on January 15, 1900, at his home in Boston, Massachusetts.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Reno, Conrad (1901), Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England For the Nineteenth Century, Volume II, Boston, MA: Century Memorial Publishing Company, p. 242
- ^ a b c d e Reno, Conrad (1901), Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England For the Nineteenth Century, Volume II, Boston, MA: Century Memorial Publishing Company, p. 243
- ^ a b c d A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 265
- ^ Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 124
- ^ Rand, John C., ed. (1890), , One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A. D. 1888–'89, Boston: First National Publishing Company, p. 61
- ^ Proceedings of the New England Historic Genealogical Society at the Annual Meeting, 10 January, 1900, with Memoirs of Deceased Members, 1893-1899, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 7 February 1923, p. xliv