William Bancroft Politician

William Amos Bancroft (April 26, 1855-March 11, 1922) was a Massachusetts businessman, soldier and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1893-1897).Bancroft was the first President of the Boston Elevated Railway Company.During the Spanish American War, Bancroft was a Brigadier General of United States Volunteers.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 26, 1855
Birth place
Groton Massachusetts
Date of deathMarch 11, 1922
Place of death
Cambridge Massachusetts
Education
Harvard Law School
Harvard College

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Office holder

military operations
Spanish–American War
military command
Company B
Fifth Massachusetts Militia Regiment
Fifth Massachusetts Militia Regiment
military rank
Brigadier general (United States)
Massachusetts State Defense Force
military unit
Massachusetts State Defense Force
office
Member of the
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
President of the
Mayor of Cambridge Massachusetts
Cambridge Massachusetts
Member of
the Massachusetts House of Representatives
the Cambridge Massachusetts
successor

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