Jonathan P. Folsom
Jonathan P. Folsom | |
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| 20th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 4, 1869 – 1870 | |
| Preceded by | George F. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. Sherman |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2][1] | |
| In office 1859; 1861; 1878;[1] – 1859; 1862; 1878[1] | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[2][1] | |
| In office 1856; 1867; 1867;[1] – 1856; 1867; 1867;[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1820[3] Tamworth, New Hampshire[3] |
| Died | February 23, 1893 (aged 72)[3] |
Jonathan P. Folsom (October 9, 1820 – February 23, 1893) served as the twentieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Business career
[edit]Folsom was, for many years,[3] involved in the dry goods trade.[3] Folsom had a dry goods store[3] on Merrimack Street, in Lowell.[3]
Folsom was a director of the Old Lowell National Bank,[1] and a Trustee of the Central Savings Bank.[1]
Public service career
[edit]Folsom was a member of the Lowell Common Council,[2] Board of Aldermen,[2] and was twice elected the mayor of Lowell.[2]
After he was mayor Folsom served two terms in the Massachusetts legislature[1] as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Coburn, Frederick William (1920), History of Lowell and Its People, Volume I, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 358
- ^ a b c d e Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904), Contributions to the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI, Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 16
- ^ a b c d e f g Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1904), Contributions to the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, Volume VI, Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 15