William Bingham (Pittsburgh) Explained

William Bingham
Birth Date:1808
Death Date:September 15, 1873 (aged 64/65)
Resting Place:Allegheny Cemetery
Office:21st Mayor of Pittsburgh
Term Start:1856
Term End:1857
Predecessor:Ferdinand E. Volz
Successor:Henry A. Weaver

William Bingham (1808  - September 15, 1873), served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1856 to 1857.

William Bingham was born in 1808 and for most of his life was involved in the transportation business. The Bingham Brothers Company was a prosperous firm in the freight delivery industry. The Republican Party was formed in Pittsburgh during Bingham's administration.

Bingham died in 1873.

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