Lawson Sibley Explained

Lawson Sibley
Order:22nd
Office:Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
Term Start:1892
Term End:1892
Predecessor:Edward S. Bradford
Successor:Edmund P. Kendrick
Office2:County Commissioner of
Hampden County, Massachusetts
Term Start2:1873
Term End2:1876
Successor2:N. S. Hubbard
Birth Place:Barre, Massachusetts
Death Place:Springfield, Massachusetts
Party:Democratic
Profession:Flour 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

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

  1. News: Ex-Mayor Sibley Dead . . Springfield, Massachusetts . 1 . 1898-03-19 . 2023-03-05 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Lineage Book . Mary M. . De Bolt . . LXVI. 74 . Washington D.C. . 1923 . 2023-03-05 . Internet Archive.
  3. News: Ex-Mayor Sibley Dead. 2 . The New York Times . March 19, 1898 . 2023-03-05 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Book: Copeland, Alfred Minott. 'Our county and Its People': A History of Hampden County Massachusetts . One . Alfred Minot . Copeland . 152 . The Century Memorial Publishing Company. 1902 . 2023-03-05 . Internet Archive.