Jefferson Bancroft (April 30, 1803 – January 3, 1890) was a farmer and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Jefferson Bancroft | |
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| 6th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1846–1848 | |
| Preceded by | Elisha Huntington |
| Succeeded by | Josiah B. French |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1841–1842 | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council | |
| In office 1839–1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1803 Warwick, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 3, 1890 (aged 86) Tyngsborough, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
| Occupation | Farmer, Deputy Sheriff |
Bancroft was born on April 30, 1803, in Warwick, Massachusetts.[1][2]
From 1831 to his death in 1890 Bancroft was a Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex County.[3]
Bancroft was a member of the Lowell City Council[3] in 1839 and 1840, and a member of the Lowell Board of Aldermen from 1841 and 1842.[3]
Massachusetts House of Representatives
editBeginning in 1840[1] Bancroft served four terms in the Massachusetts House[3] representing Lowell.[1][3] While in the Massachusetts House Bancroft sat as a member of the Whig Party.[4]
Death
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Bancroft died on January 3, 1890, at his farm in Tyngborough, Massachusetts.[2] He is buried in Lowell Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ a b c Poole, Alexis (1847), Statistical View of the Executive and Legislative Department of the Government of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: The Government of Massachusetts, p. Page 7
- ^ a b Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association Vol. IV, No. 3, Lowell, MA: Old Residents' Historical Association, September 1890, p. 286
- ^ a b c d e Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association Vol. IV, No. 3, Lowell, MA: Old Residents' Historical Association, September 1890, p. 287
- ^ Answer of the Whig Members of the Legislature of Massachusetts, Constituting a Majority of both Branches: to the Address of His Excellency Marcus Morton, Delivered in the Convention of the Two Houses, January 22, 1840, Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts General Court, Whig Party, 1840, p. 36