Elijah B. Stoddard Explained

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.

Early life

Stoddard was born to Elijah and Zilpah (Nelson) Stoddard in Upton, Massachusetts on June 5, 1826.

Family life

On January 16, 1852, Stoddard married Mary E. Davis of Worcester.

Massachusetts state government service

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1856.

District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts

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.

Massachusetts Senate

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]

Massachusetts Executive Council

From 1871 to 1872 Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council for the Seventh Councilor District.

Death

Stoddard died in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 27, 1903.

Notes

  1. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlists American Antiquarian Society Members Directory