Ebenezer Knowlton Fogg (October 24, 1837 – April 21, 1900) was an American shoe retailer and politician, who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as a member of the Common Council, Board of Aldermen and as the 24th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
Ebenezer Knowlton Fogg | |
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| 24th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office January 5, 1891[1] – January 4, 1892[2] | |
| Preceded by | Asa T. Newhall |
| Succeeded by | Elihu B. Hayes |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Seventeenth Essex District[3] | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| City of Lynn Common Council[4] Representing Ward 3 | |
| In office 1888–1889 | |
| City of Lynn Board of Aldermen[5] | |
| In office 1889 – January 5, 1891 | |
| City of Lynn Chairman of the Board of Aldermen[5] | |
| In office January 1890 – January 5, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Hay |
| Succeeded by | John R. Story |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1837[6] Northwood, New Hampshire[6] |
| Died | April 21, 1900 (aged 62) Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[6] |
| Spouse | Francena S. Batchelder[5] |
| Children | Bertha Grace Fogg (b. February 5, 1872), Wilbert Knowlton Fogg (b. February 7, 1874 - d. March 31, 1898)[6] |
| Parent(s) | Jeremiah Fogg and Abigail (Hill) Fogg[6] |
| Profession | Shoemaker, retail shoe salesman |
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| Signature from: Newhall, James Robinson.: History of Lynn Essex County, Massachusetts; Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant: Massachusetts, Vol. II (1897) p. 377. | |
Early life
editFogg was born on October 24, 1837, in Norwood, Massachusetts to Jeremiah Fogg and Abigail (Hill) Fogg.[6]
Postmaster of Lynn
editFogg was the Postmaster of Lynn, Massachusetts from June 1, 1898, until his death on April 21, 1900.[5]
References
edit- ^ Newhall, James Robinson (1897), History of Lynn Essex County, Massachusetts; Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant: Massachusetts, Vol. II 1864 -1893., Lynn, MA: Israel Augustus Newhall and Howard Mudge Newhall, p. 354
- ^ a b Newhall, James Robinson (1897), History of Lynn Essex County, Massachusetts; Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant: Massachusetts, Vol. II 1864 -1893., Lynn, MA: Israel Augustus Newhall and Howard Mudge Newhall, p. 362
- ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1896), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. III, Brockton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 146
- ^ Cutter, William Richard (1908), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. II, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., pp. 1037–1038
- ^ a b c d Cutter, William Richard (1908), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. II, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., p. 1038
- ^ a b c d e f Cutter, William Richard (1908), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. II, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., p. 1037
Bibliography
edit- Cutter, William Richard.: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. II (1908), pp. 1037-1038.
- Arrington, Benjamin F.: Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts: A Classified Work, Devoted to the County's Remarkable Growth in All Lines of Human Endeavor; More Especially to Within a Period of Fifty Years (1922) p. 402.
- Newhall, James Robinson.: History of Lynn Essex County, Massachusetts; Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant: Massachusetts Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant Vol. II 1864 -1893. (1897) pp 354, 362.