Alpheus Brown Alger
[1] | |
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Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
In office January 1891 – January 1892 | |
Preceded by | Henry Gilmore |
Succeeded by | William Bancroft |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Third Middlesex District [2] | |
In office 1886 [1]–1887 [3] | |
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts [2] | |
In office 1884 [4]–1884 [4] | |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Lowell, Massachusetts [2] | October 8, 1854
Died | May 4, 1895[5] Cambridge, Massachusetts [5] | (aged 40)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Law School [2] |
Occupation | Attorney [2] |
Alpheus Brown Alger (October 8, 1854 – May 4, 1895) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Alger was born to Edwin Alden and Amanda Malvina Alger, née Buswell, in Lowell, Massachusetts. [6] [7] From October 1875 to January 1877 Alger studied law at Harvard Law School and he was admitted to the bar for the County of Middlesex on June 4, 1877. [1] After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing law with his father's firm, Brown & Alger in Boston while living in Cambridge. [6]
Alger was active in the Democratic party. From 1878 to 1891 Alger was a member of the Cambridge Democratic Committee, from 1884 to 1891 he was a member of Massachusetts' Democratic party state committee, and he represented Massachusetts' eight Congressional District at the 1888 Democratic National Convention. [5] He died on May 4, 1895, in North Cambridge, Massachusetts. [5]
Died This Morning. Once Aldermen of Cambridge, Senator for Two Terms and Twice Chosen Mayor of Cambridge
Alpheus Brown Alger
[1] | |
---|---|
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
In office January 1891 – January 1892 | |
Preceded by | Henry Gilmore |
Succeeded by | William Bancroft |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Third Middlesex District [2] | |
In office 1886 [1]–1887 [3] | |
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts [2] | |
In office 1884 [4]–1884 [4] | |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Lowell, Massachusetts [2] | October 8, 1854
Died | May 4, 1895[5] Cambridge, Massachusetts [5] | (aged 40)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Law School [2] |
Occupation | Attorney [2] |
Alpheus Brown Alger (October 8, 1854 – May 4, 1895) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Alger was born to Edwin Alden and Amanda Malvina Alger, née Buswell, in Lowell, Massachusetts. [6] [7] From October 1875 to January 1877 Alger studied law at Harvard Law School and he was admitted to the bar for the County of Middlesex on June 4, 1877. [1] After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing law with his father's firm, Brown & Alger in Boston while living in Cambridge. [6]
Alger was active in the Democratic party. From 1878 to 1891 Alger was a member of the Cambridge Democratic Committee, from 1884 to 1891 he was a member of Massachusetts' Democratic party state committee, and he represented Massachusetts' eight Congressional District at the 1888 Democratic National Convention. [5] He died on May 4, 1895, in North Cambridge, Massachusetts. [5]
Died This Morning. Once Aldermen of Cambridge, Senator for Two Terms and Twice Chosen Mayor of Cambridge