Socrates Tuttle (November 19, 1819 – February 12, 1885) was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, from 1871 to 1872.[1]

Socrates Tuttle
Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey
In office
1871–1872
Preceded byJohn Ryle
Succeeded byNathaniel Townsend
Personal details
Born(1819-11-19)November 19, 1819
Colebrook, New Hampshire
DiedFebruary 12, 1885(1885-02-12) (aged 65)
Paterson, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Winters
Children2, including Jennie Tuttle Hobart
Professionpolitician

Biography edit

He was born on November 19, 1819, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Horatio Tuttle and Betsey Thomas. He had two children, Hobart Tuttle and Jennie Tuttle Hobart.[2] He died of angina pectoris in 1885.

References edit

  1. ^ "Death of Ex-Mayor Socrates Tuttle". Paterson Daily Press. February 13, 1885. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Like sudden extinction of an electric light was the death of Socrates .... was one of the directors of the Old Ladies Home and took a lively interest that ...
  2. ^ "Hobart Tuttle Dies. Half Brother of Mrs. G.A. Hobart Had Just Left Broker's Office". The New York Times. October 23, 1929. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Tuttle was born in Paterson, the son of the late Socrates Tuttle, former mayor of Paterson and a prominent lawyer. In the war Tuttle and his wife ...