Elijah B. Stoddard
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] |
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]
Early life
[edit]Stoddard was born to Elijah and Zilpah (Nelson) Stoddard[5] in Upton, Massachusetts on June 5, 1826.[1][5]
Family life
[edit]On January 16, 1852, Stoddard married Mary E. Davis of Worcester.[4]
Massachusetts state government service
[edit]Massachusetts House of Representatives
[edit]Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1856.[3]
District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts
[edit]Stoddard 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
[edit]From 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
[edit]From 1871 to 1872[4] Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council[7] for the Seventh Councilor District.[8]
Death
[edit]Stoddard 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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