Jefferson Bancroft | |
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6th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
In office 1846–1848 | |
Preceded by | Elisha Huntington |
Succeeded by | Josiah B. French |
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1841–1842 | |
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council | |
In office 1839–1840 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 30, 1803 Warwick, Massachusetts |
Died | January 3, 1890 Tyngsborough, Massachusetts | (aged 86)
Political party | Whig |
Occupation | Farmer, Deputy Sheriff |
Jefferson Bancroft (April 30, 1803 – January 3, 1890) was a farmer and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bancroft was born on April 30, 1803, in Warwick, Massachusetts. [1] [2]
From 1831 to his death in 1890 Bancroft was a Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex County. [3]
Bancroft was a member of the Lowell City Council [3] in 1839 and 1840, and a member of the Lowell Board of Aldermen from 1841 and 1842. [3]
Beginning in 1840 [1] Bancroft served four terms in the Massachusetts House [3] representing Lowell. [1] [3] While in the Massachusetts House Bancroft sat as a member of the Whig Party. [4]
Bancroft died on January 3, 1890, at his farm in Tyngborough, Massachusetts. [2] He is buried in Lowell Cemetery.
Jefferson Bancroft | |
---|---|
6th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
In office 1846–1848 | |
Preceded by | Elisha Huntington |
Succeeded by | Josiah B. French |
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
In office 1841–1842 | |
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council | |
In office 1839–1840 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 30, 1803 Warwick, Massachusetts |
Died | January 3, 1890 Tyngsborough, Massachusetts | (aged 86)
Political party | Whig |
Occupation | Farmer, Deputy Sheriff |
Jefferson Bancroft (April 30, 1803 – January 3, 1890) was a farmer and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bancroft was born on April 30, 1803, in Warwick, Massachusetts. [1] [2]
From 1831 to his death in 1890 Bancroft was a Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex County. [3]
Bancroft was a member of the Lowell City Council [3] in 1839 and 1840, and a member of the Lowell Board of Aldermen from 1841 and 1842. [3]
Beginning in 1840 [1] Bancroft served four terms in the Massachusetts House [3] representing Lowell. [1] [3] While in the Massachusetts House Bancroft sat as a member of the Whig Party. [4]
Bancroft died on January 3, 1890, at his farm in Tyngborough, Massachusetts. [2] He is buried in Lowell Cemetery.