| Francis Sanford Babbitt | |
|---|---|
| |
| 14th Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts | |
In office 1891[1] – 1893[1] | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Alger |
| Succeeded by | Willis Hodgman |
| Majority | 193 (1890)[2] |
| Chief of Police of Taunton, Massachusetts[3] | |
In office 1897[3] – 1900 | |
| Member of the Taunton, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[3] | |
In office 1887[3] – 1887[3] | |
| Chairman of the Bristol County, Massachusetts County Commission[1] | |
In office 1888[1] – 1893[1][3] | |
| Member of the Bristol County, Massachusetts County Commission[3] | |
In office 1887[1][3] – 1893[3] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[3] | |
In office 1882[3] – 1883[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1843[3][4] Taunton, Massachusetts[4] |
| Died | August 22, 1917[4] Taunton, Massachusetts[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Abbie L. Hitch[3] |
| Children | A. Louise Babbitt[3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service/branch |  United States Army
|
| Years of service | 1862[1] August 1862[1]-June 28, 1865[1] |
| Unit | Company F, 4th Regiment; Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Company F, 39th Regiment; Massachusetts Volunteer Militia |
| Commands | United States Signal Corps[1] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Francis Sanford Babbitt (December 22, 1843 – August 22, 1917) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fourteenth Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts.
Babbitt was born in Taunton, Massachusetts to George H. and Seraphene S. Babbitt on December 22, 1843.[3]
Mayor of Taunton[]
Babbitt ran for the Mayor of Taunton in 1890. On December 2, 1890, he was elected Mayor as the candidate of the Beau. and Citizen party by a plurality of 193 over Brown, (Ind.).[2]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). "Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical". Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company. p. 477.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New York Times (December 3, 1890). "Article 10 -- No Title". New York Times. New York, New York.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Borden, Alanson (1899). "Our County and its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Part 2". New Bedford, Massachusetts: The Boston History Company. p. 10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Collections of the Old Colony Historical Society, No. 8 (1921). "REPORT OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHER NECROLOGY, 1905-1921". Taunton, Massachusetts: Old Colony Historical Society. p. 157.
References[]
- Toomey, Daniel P.: Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 477, (1892).
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