Francis Babbitt
Francis Sanford Babbitt (December 22, 1843 – August 22, 1917) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fourteenth Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts.
Francis Sanford Babbitt | |
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| 14th Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1891[1] – 1893[1] | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Alger |
| Succeeded by | Willis Hodgman |
| Majority | 193 (1890)[2] |
| Chief of Police of Taunton, Massachusetts[3] | |
| In office 1897[3] – 1900 | |
| Member of the Taunton, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[3] | |
| In office 1887[3] – 1887[3] | |
| Chairman of the Bristol County, Massachusetts County Commission[1] | |
| In office 1888[1] – 1893[1][3] | |
| Member of the Bristol County, Massachusetts County Commission[3] | |
| In office 1887[1][3] – 1893[3] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[3] | |
| In office 1882[3] – 1883[3] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1843[3][4] Taunton, Massachusetts[4] |
| Died | August 22, 1917[4] Taunton, Massachusetts[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Abbie L. Hitch[3] |
| Children | A. Louise Babbitt[3] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States of AmericaUnion |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1862[1] August 1862[1]-June 28, 1865[1] |
| Unit | Company F, 4th Regiment; Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Company F, 39th Regiment; Massachusetts Volunteer Militia |
| Commands | United States Signal Corps[1] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Babbitt was born in Taunton, Massachusetts to George H. and Seraphene S. Babbitt on December 22, 1843.[3]
Mayor of Taunton
Babbitt ran for the Mayor of Taunton in 1890. On December 2, 1890, he was elected Mayor as the candidate of the Beau. and Citizen party by a plurality of 193 over Brown, (Ind.).[2]
Notes
- Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 477
- New York Times (December 3, 1890), "Article 10 -- No Title", New York Times, New York, New York
- Borden, Alanson (1899), Our County and its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Part 2, New Bedford, Massachusetts: The Boston History Company, p. 10
- Collections of the Old Colony Historical Society, No. 8 (1921), REPORT OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHER NECROLOGY, 1905-1921, Taunton, Massachusetts: Old Colony Historical Society, p. 157
References
- Toomey, Daniel P.: Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 477, (1892).
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Alger |
14th Mayor of Taunton, Massachusetts 1891 - 1892 |
Succeeded by Willis Hodgman |
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