Austin Belknap | |
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3rd Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts[1] | |
In office January 3, 1876 – January, 1878 | |
Preceded by | William A. Furber[2] |
Succeeded by | Georga A. Bruce[3] |
Chairman of the Somerville Massachusetts Board of Selectmen[4] | |
In office 1870 – January 2, 1872 | |
Preceded by | Frances Houghton[5] |
Succeeded by | George O. Brastow, Mayoralty; Selectmen's Office Abolished |
Member of the Somerville Massachusetts Board of Selectmen[6] | |
In office 1869[6] – January 2, 1872[4][6] | |
Preceded by | New position Board of Selectmen expanded from five to nine members.[5] |
Succeeded by | George O. Brastow, Mayoralty; Selectmen's office abolished |
Member of the Somerville Massachusetts School Committee[7] | |
In office 1862[7]–1864[7] | |
Personal details | |
Born | July 18, 1819[8] Westboro, Massachusetts[8] |
Died | December 9, 1902[8] Roxbury, Massachusetts[8] |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Jane P. Brigham[9] |
Children | Robert W. Belknap[9] |
Alma mater | Worcester Manual Labor High School[7] |
Profession | Civil engineer, engaged in Railway construction until 1843; Produce business from 1843 to December 1902[8] |
Austin Belknap (July 18, 1819 – December 9, 1902) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member, and last Chairman, of the Board of Selectmen of Somerville, Massachusetts, and as the third Mayor, of Somerville.
Early life
Belknap was born July 18, 1819, in Westboro, Massachusetts, to John and Ruth (Fay) Belknap of Westboro.[7]
Notes
- ↑ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, pp. 191–192
- ↑ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 191
- ↑ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 192
- 1 2 City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 180
- 1 2 City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 179
- 1 2 3 City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, pp. 179–180
- 1 2 3 4 5 Samuels, Edward A. (1897), Somerville, Past and Present, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 493
- 1 2 3 4 5 Somerville Historical Society (January 1904), Historic leaves, Volume II, No. 4;January, 1904, Somerville, MA: The Somerville Historical Society, p. 100
- 1 2 Somerville Historical Society (January 1904), Historic leaves, Volume II, No. 4;January, 1904, Somerville, MA: The Somerville Historical Society, p. 101
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