William Bancroft
William Amos Bancroft | |
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Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
In office January 1893 – January 1897 | |
Preceded by | Alpheus B. Alger |
Succeeded by | Alvin F. Sortwell |
President of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1891–1892 | |
Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1891–1892 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1883–1885 | |
Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Common Council | |
In office 1882–1882 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
April 26, 1855[1] Groton, Massachusetts |
Died |
March 11, 1922[2] Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Spouse(s) | Mary Shaw |
Children | Hugh Bancroft, Guy Bancroft, Catherine (Bancroft) De Haviland |
Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Law School[1] |
Occupation | Attorney |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Rank |
Private to Colonel (Massachusetts Militia) Brigadier General (United States Volunteers) |
Unit |
Massachusetts Militia United States Volunteers |
Commands |
Company B, Fifth Massachusetts Militia Regiment, Fifth Massachusetts Militia Regiment |
Battles/wars | Spanish American War |
William Amos Bancroft (April 26, 1855-March 11, 1922) was a Massachusetts businessman, soldier and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1893-1897).
Bancroft was the first President of the Boston Elevated Railway Company.[2]
During the Spanish American War, Bancroft was a Brigadier General of United States Volunteers.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 297.
- 1 2 3 The New York Times (March 12, 1922), General William A. Bancroft Dies, New York, N. Y.: The New York Times, p. 27.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Alpheus B. Alger |
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts January 1893 - January 1897 |
Succeeded by Alvin F. Sortwell |
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