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Frank D. Stafford

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Frank D. Stafford
6th Mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts
In office
1907–1908
Preceded byMarshall R. Ford
Succeeded byJohn H. Waterhouse
4th Mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts
In office
1903–1904
Preceded byValmore A. Whitaker
Succeeded byMarshall R. Ford
Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives[1]
In office
1888[1]–1889[1]
Personal details
BornAugust 15, 1856
Stamford, Vermont
DiedJanuary 21, 1928(1928-01-21) (aged 71)
North Adams, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[2]
SpouseFlora A. Ballou[1]
Alma materUniversity of Vermont[1]
ProfessionPhysician[2]

Frank Dalmon Stafford (August 15, 1856 – January 21, 1928) was an American physician and politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives in the 1880s,[1][3] and as mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts in the early 1900s.[4]

Early life

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Stafford was born to Joel C. and Jane A. (Stroud) Stafford in Stamford, Vermont on August 15, 1856.[1] Stafford attended the local public schools.[1] Stafford attended Williamstown High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts,[1] and studied medicine at Burlington Medical College.[3]

He represented Windham County in the Vermont legislature in 1888 and 1889, while residing in Whitingham.[3]

Marriage

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Stafford married Flora A. Ballou, the daughter of Hosea B. and Adeline (Murdock) Ballou in Whitingham.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cooke, Rollin Hillyer (1906), Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Volume II, New York, NY: The Lewis Historical Publishing Co., pp. 246–247
  2. ^ a b The Boston Daily Globe (December 19, 1906), STAFFORD'S TURN., Boston, Mass.: The Boston Globe Company
  3. ^ a b c Vermont Legislative Directory. Vermont Secretary of State, 1886. p. 407.
  4. ^ "Dr. F. D. Stafford is Dead; North Adams in Mourning". The North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. January 21, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 2019-06-27.