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Lawson Sibley

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Lawson Sibley
22nd Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
In office
1892–1892
Preceded byEdward S. Bradford
Succeeded byEdmund P. Kendrick
County Commissioner of
Hampden County, Massachusetts
In office
1873–1876
Succeeded byN. S. Hubbard
Personal details
Born1836 (1836)
Barre, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 18, 1898(1898-03-18) (aged 61–62)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Harriet Emmons Aiken
(m. 1863)
ProfessionFlour and feed business

Lawson Sibley (1836 – March 18, 1898) was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1892.

Biography

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Lawson Sibley was born in Barre, Massachusetts in 1836.[1] He married Harriet Emmons Aiken in 1863, and they had two daughters.[1][2] He worked in the flour and feed business.[3]

A Democrat, he served as county commissioner of Hampden County, Massachusetts from 1873 to 1876.[4]

He died at his home in Springfield on March 18, 1898.[1][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Ex-Mayor Sibley Dead". Hartford Courant. Springfield, Massachusetts. March 19, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ De Bolt, Mary M., ed. (1923). Lineage Book. Vol. LXVI. Washington D.C.: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 74. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-Mayor Sibley Dead". The New York Times. March 19, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Copeland, Alfred Minott (1902). Copeland, Alfred Minot (ed.). 'Our county and Its People': A History of Hampden County Massachusetts. Vol. One. The Century Memorial Publishing Company. p. 152. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward S. Bradford
Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
1902 – 1902
Succeeded by
Edmund P. Kendrick