Samuel Howell Ashbridge

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Samuel Howell Ashbridge (December 5, 1848 in Philadelphia – March 1, 1906) was the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from April 3, 1899 to April 5, 1903. The Republican candidate, he received 145,778 votes, over 84% of the vote (total of 172,940 votes).

Some highlights of his tenure as mayor include proposing what would become Roosevelt Boulevard and throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the first baseball game played at Columbia Park. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

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Preceded by Charles Franklin Warwick	Mayor of Philadelphia 1899–1903	Succeeded by John Weaver

v t e Mayors of Philadelphia (chronologically)

Morrey Shippen (I) Morris (I) G. Jones Willcox Stanbury Masters Hill Carter Preston Dickinson Roch Hill Dickinson Fishbourn Logan C. Plumsted Norris Hudson Read T. Lawrence (I) Griffitts Hasell Griffitts T. Lawrence (I) Allen C. Plumsted Griffitts Morris (II) Roberts Hasell C. Plumsted Till B. Shoemaker Shippen (II) Hamilton Attwood C. Willing T. Lawrence (I) W. Plumsted Strettell B. Shoemaker T. Lawrence (I) C. Willing W. Plumsted Shute T. Lawrence (II) Stamper B. Shoemaker Duché Harrison T. Willing T. Lawrence (II) J. Lawrence I. Jones S. Shoemaker Gibson Fisher Rhoads Powel vacant Powel Miles Barclay Clarkson Baker Wharton Inskeep Lawler Inskeep Wharton J. Barker Wharton Keppele J. Barker Geyer Wharton J. N. Barker Wharton Watson Dallas Richards Milnor Richards Swift Roach Swift Scott McCall Swift J. Jones Gilpin Conrad Vaux Henry McMichael Fox Stokley King Smith Fitler Stuart Warwick Ashbridge Weaver Reyburn Blankenburg Smith Moore Kendrick Mackey Moore Wilson Connell Lamberton Samuel Clark Dilworth Tate Rizzo Green Goode Rendell Street Nutter

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Name	Ashbridge, Samuel Howell
Alternative names
Short description	American mayor
Date of birth	December 5, 1848
Place of birth
Date of death	March 1, 1906
Place of death

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