Charles W. Eldridge
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge (October 16, 1877 – May 15, 1965) 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.
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[2] | |
| In office January 1914[3] – January 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Charles V. Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph O. Knox[4] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] Twenty Sixth Middlesex District[5] | |
| In office 1911[2] – 1913[2] | |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2] | |
| In office 1907[2] – 1910[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1877[1][2] Boston, Massachusetts[2] |
| Died | May 15, 1965 (aged 87) |
| 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] |
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]
Notes
- 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
- Who's who in State Politics, 1915, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1915, p. 66.
- Who's who in State Politics, 1916, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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