Charles W. Eldridge
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge[1] | |
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| Seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 7, 1918 – January 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Zebedee E. Cliff |
| Succeeded by | John M. Webster |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District[3] | |
| In office January 1914[2] – January 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Charles V. Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph O. Knox[4] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[3] Twenty Sixth Middlesex District[5] | |
| In office 1911[3]–1913[3] | |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[3] | |
| In office 1907[3]–1910[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1877[1][3] Boston, Massachusetts[3] |
| Died | May 15, 1965 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[3] |
| Spouse | Edith L.[1][6] |
| Children | Raymon W. Eldridge; Arthur F. Eldridge; Warren P. Eldridge; Louise Eldridge; Charlotte Eldridge[6] |
| Residence(s) | 47 Highland Road, Somerville, Massachusetts[1] |
| Profession | Salesman[1] for Chase & Sanborn[1][2] |
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge (October 16, 1877 – May 15, 1965) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member in both the House and Senate of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Board of Aldermen, and as the seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Eldridge was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.[7]
In addition to his duties as an officeholder, Eldridge also started working as a salesman for Chase & Sanborn in 1893.[1][2]
Eldridge had married Edith, the daughter of Harriett J. Brown.[6] Eldridge had five children: Raymon W. Eldridge, Arthur F. Eldridge, Warren P. Eldridge, Louise Eldridge, and Charlotte Eldridge.[6]
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g United States, Selective Service System (September 12, 1918), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1674432; Draft Board: 2., Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
- ^ a b c Who's who in State Politics, 1916, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 66
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Who's who in State Politics, 1915, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1915, p. 66
- ^ Who's who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 73
- ^ Who's who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 152
- ^ a b c d Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Bureau of the Census (1920), 1920 United States Federal Census Enumeration District: 84, Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, p. Census Place: Somerville Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_718; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 447
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hart, George Luzerne (1920), Official Report Of The Proceedings Of The Seventeenth Republican National Convention, New York, NY: General Secretary of the Convention; Printed at the Tenny Press, p. 53