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Jonathan P. Folsom

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Jonathan P. Folsom
20th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
January 4, 1869 – 1870
Preceded byGeorge F. Richardson
Succeeded byEdward F. Sherman
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[2][1]
In office
1859; 1861; 1878;[1] – 1859; 1862; 1878[1]
Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Common Council[2][1]
In office
1856; 1867; 1867;[1] – 1856; 1867; 1867;[1]
Personal details
BornOctober 9, 1820[3]
Tamworth, New Hampshire[3]
DiedFebruary 23, 1893 (aged 72)[3]

Jonathan P. Folsom (October 9, 1820 – February 23, 1893) served as the twentieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Business career

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Folsom was, for many years,[3] involved in the dry goods trade.[3] Folsom had a dry goods store[3] on Merrimack Street, in Lowell.[3]

Folsom was a director of the Old Lowell National Bank,[1] and a Trustee of the Central Savings Bank.[1]

Public service career

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Folsom was a member of the Lowell Common Council,[2] Board of Aldermen,[2] and was twice elected the mayor of Lowell.[2]

After he was mayor Folsom served two terms in the Massachusetts legislature[1] as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Coburn, Frederick William (1920), History of Lowell and Its People, Volume I, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 358
  2. ^ a b c d e Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904), Contributions to the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI, Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 16
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904), Contributions to the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI, Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 15
Political offices
Preceded by
George F. Richardson
20th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts

January 4, 1869-1870
Succeeded by
Edward F. Sherman