Zebedee E. Cliff (September 23, 1864 – June 13, 1934) was an American architect, builder[2] and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] and as the sixteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[2][3][4]

Zebedee E. Cliff
16th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918
Preceded byCharles A. Burns
Succeeded byCharles W. Eldridge
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
26th Middlesex District[1][2]
In office
1910–1912
Member of the
Board of Health of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
1907–1909[2][3]
Member of the
Board of Aldermen of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
1905[2]–1906[2]
Personal details
BornSeptember 23, 1864
Fredericton, New Brunswick
DiedJune 13, 1934(1934-06-13) (aged 69)
Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityCanadian, American
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseAda Cliff
ProfessionArchitect and Builder

Early life edit

Cliff was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick[3] on September 23, 1864.[2][3]

Trivia edit

The four masted schooner Zebedee E. Cliff was named for Cliff.[5]

Cliff's home in Somerville, built circa 1900, was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Secretary of the Commonwealth (1910), Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Document no. 43, Boston, Ma: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. xciii
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 144
  3. ^ a b c d Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1910), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Vol. XIX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 149
  4. ^ "Zebedee E. Cliff Dies In Lexington". The Boston Globe. June 14, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Schooner Zebedee E. Cliff, Boothbay Harbor". Retrieved June 24, 2012.