Elijah Brigham Stoddard | |
Office: | 23rd Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts |
Term Start: | January 3, 1882 |
Term End: | January 1, 1883 |
Majority: | 1,400 |
Office2: | Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council 7th Councilor District |
Term Start2: | 1871 |
Term End2: | 1872 |
Office3: | Member of the Massachusetts Senate |
Term Start3: | 1864 |
Term End3: | 1865 |
Predecessor3: | Hartley Williams |
Successor3: | Lucias W. Pond |
Office4: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
Term Start4: | 1857 |
Term End4: | 1863 |
Office5: | Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
Term Start5: | 1863 |
Term End5: | 1864 |
Office6: | Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council |
Term Start6: | 1854 |
Term End6: | 1855 |
Office7: | Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council Ward 7 |
Term Start7: | 1858 |
Term End7: | 1859 |
Birth Date: | June 5, 1826 |
Death Date: | September 27, 1903 |
Alma Mater: | Brown University, 1847 |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Spouse: | Mary E. Davis, m. January 16, 1852 |
Elijah Brigham Stoddard (June 5, 1826 – September 27, 1903) was an attorney and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council and as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Stoddard was born to Elijah and Zilpah (Nelson) Stoddard in Upton, Massachusetts on June 5, 1826.
On January 16, 1852, Stoddard married Mary E. Davis of Worcester.
Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1856.
Stoddard was appointed the District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Matthews. Stoddard filled out the rest Mathews term but he did not seek election to another term.
From 1864 to 1865, Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Senate.
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1865.[1]
From 1871 to 1872 Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council for the Seventh Councilor District.
Stoddard died in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 27, 1903.