Zebedee E. Cliff (September 23, 1864 – June 13, 1934) was an American architect, builder[2] and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] and as the sixteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[2][3][4]
Zebedee E. Cliff | |
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| 16th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Burns |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Eldridge |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District[1][2] | |
| In office 1910–1912 | |
| Member of the Board of Health of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1907–1909[2][3] | |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1905[2]–1906[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1864 Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Died | June 13, 1934 (aged 69) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse | Ada Cliff |
| Profession | Architect and Builder |
Early life
editCliff was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick[3] on September 23, 1864.[2][3]
Trivia
editThe four masted schooner Zebedee E. Cliff was named for Cliff.[5]
Cliff's home in Somerville, built circa 1900, was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Notes
edit- ^ a b Secretary of the Commonwealth (1910), Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Document no. 43, Boston, Ma: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. xciii
- ^ a b c d e f g h Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 144
- ^ a b c d Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1910), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Vol. XIX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 149
- ^ "Zebedee E. Cliff Dies In Lexington". The Boston Globe. June 14, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Schooner Zebedee E. Cliff, Boothbay Harbor". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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