Alpheus B. Alger
Alpheus Brown Alger[1] | |
|---|---|
.png) Alger c. 1892 | |
| Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1891 – January 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | William Bancroft |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Third Middlesex District[2] | |
| In office 1886[1]–1887[3] | |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office 1884[4]–1884[4] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1854[2] Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.[2] |
| Died | May 4, 1895 (aged 40)[5] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Law School[2] |
| Occupation | Attorney[2] |
Alpheus Brown Alger (October 8, 1854 – May 4, 1895) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Biography
[edit]Alger was born to Edwin Alden and Amanda Malvina Alger, née Buswell, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[6][7] From October 1875 to January 1877 Alger studied law at Harvard Law School and he was admitted to the bar for the County of Middlesex on June 4, 1877.[1] After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing law with his father's firm, Brown & Alger in Boston while living in Cambridge.[6]
Alger was active in the Democratic party. From 1878 to 1891 Alger was a member of the Cambridge Democratic Committee, from 1884 to 1891 he was a member of Massachusetts' Democratic party state committee, and he represented Massachusetts' eight Congressional District at the 1888 Democratic National Convention.[5] He died on May 4, 1895, in North Cambridge, Massachusetts.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Reed, Warren A. (1888), Harvard College Class of 1875 Secretary's Report, No. V., Cambridge, Ma: Harvard College, p. 7
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 296
- ↑ Reed, Warren A. (1888), Harvard College Class of 1875 Secretary's Report, No. V., Cambridge, Ma: Harvard College, p. 8
- 1 2 Cambridge City Council (1890), The Revised Ordinances of 1889 of the city of Cambridge, Boston, MA: Cambridge City Council, p. 166
- 1 2 3 4 "Ex-Mayor Alger of Cambridge". Boston Evening Transcript. May 4, 1895. p. 8.
Died This Morning. Once Aldermen of Cambridge, Senator for Two Terms and Twice Chosen Mayor of Cambridge
- 1 2 Reed, Warren A. (1891), Harvard College Class of 1875 Secretary's Report, No. VI. - 1875-1891, Harvard College, p. 9
- ↑ Rand, John Clark (1890). One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89. First National Publishing Company. pp. 10–11.
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