Charles Wadleigh Eldridge[1] | |
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Seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts |
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In office January 7, 1918 – January 1922 |
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Preceded by | Zebedee E. Cliff |
Succeeded by | John M. Webster |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District[2] |
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In office January 1914[3] – January 1918 |
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Preceded by | Charles V. Blanchard |
Succeeded by | Joseph O. Knox[4] |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] Twenty Sixth Middlesex District[5] |
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In office 1911[2] – 1913[2] |
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Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2] |
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In office 1907[2] – 1910[2] |
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Personal details | |
Born | October 16, 1877[1][2] Boston, Massachusetts[2] |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican[2] |
Spouse(s) | Edith L.[1][6] |
Children | Raymon W. Eldridge; Arthur F. Eldridge; Warren P. Eldridge; Louise Eldridge;
Charlotte Eldridge[6] |
Residence | 47 Highland Road, Somerville, Massachusetts[1] |
Profession | Salesman[1] for Chase & Sanborn[1][3] |
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge (born October 16, 1877) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches 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, starting in 1893, Eldridge worked as a salesman for Chase & Sanborn.[1][3]
Eldridge had married Edith daughter of Harriett J. Brown.[6] Eldridge had five children.Raymon W. Eldridge; Arthur F. Eldridge; Warren P. Eldridge; Louise Eldridge; Charlotte Eldridge[6]
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Zebedee E. Cliff |
Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 7, 1918-January 1922 |
Succeeded by John M. Webster |
Preceded by Charles V. Blanchard |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District January 1914 – January 1918 |
Succeeded by Joseph O. Knox |
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