Francis Sanford Babbitt (December 22, 1843 – August 22, 1917) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fourteenth Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts.
Francis Sanford Babbitt | |
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| 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 | Abbie L. Hitch[3] |
| Children | A. Louise Babbitt[3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaUnion |
| Branch/service |  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 |
Babbitt was born in Taunton, Massachusetts to George H. and Seraphene S. Babbitt on December 22, 1843.[3]
Mayor of Taunton edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 477
- ^ a b New York Times (December 3, 1890), "Article 10 -- No Title", New York Times, New York, New York
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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
- ^ a b c d 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
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References edit
- Toomey, Daniel P.: Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 477, (1892).