Alexander Grant (Massachusetts politician)
| Alexander Grant | |
|---|---|
| 6th Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1896 – January 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Gale |
| Succeeded by | George D. Eldridge |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Hampden District[1] | |
| Majority | 35 (1893)[1] |
| Member of the Chicopee, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen Ward 2[1] | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1853.[1] Lawrence, Massachusetts[1] |
| Political party | Republican Party[1] |
Alexander Grant (September 26, 1853) was a Massachusetts machinist and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] and as the sixth mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts.[2]
Early life and education
Grant was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on September 26, 1853.[1] Grant was educated in the Lowell, Massachusetts public schools.[1]
Business career
Grant went to work in the cotton mills of Lowell while he was still young, and aside from two and a half years working in a Lowell machine shop, he spent his business career in the cotton business.[1] In March 1878 Grant moved to Chicopee[1] where he went to work for the Dwight Manufacturing Company.[1]
Political career
Grant was elected to represent Ward 2 on the Chicopee Board of Alderman and in 1895 he was elected to [1] represent the Fifth Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Andrew Gale |
6th Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts January 1896–January 1897 |
Succeeded by George D. Eldridge |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1894), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1894, Vol. III, Brockton, Massachusetts: A. M. Bridgman, p. 145.
- ↑ Copeland, Alfred Minott (1902), "Our County and Its People": A History of Hampden County Massachusetts, Volume Three, The Century Memorial Publishing Company, p. 493.