Charles Edmund Hibbard (March 15, 1844 – August 11, 1922) was an American lawyer, banker and politician who served as the Western Massachusetts District Attorney and as the first Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[2]
Charles Edmund Hibbard | |
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| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[1] | |
| In office June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919 | |
| Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office 1891–1891 | |
| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | Jabez L. Peck |
| District Attorney for Hampden and Berkshire Counties, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1888–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew J. Waterman |
| Succeeded by | Charles L. Gardner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1844[2] Farmington Falls, Maine[2] |
| Died | August 11, 1922[3] Pittsfield, Massachusetts[3] |
| Political party | Democratic[2] |
| Spouse | Henrietta Hayden[4][5] |
| Children | Charles Lovejoy Hibbard;[4][5] Mary Page Hibbard;[4] Frederic Walbridge Hibbard[6] |
| Alma mater | Phillips Andover, Amherst College[2] |
Early life and education
editHibbard was born on March 15, 1844[2] in Farmington Falls, Maine, he attended Phillips Andover and graduated from Amherst College in 1867.[2] After he graded from Amherst College Hibbard began his study of the law in the Woodstock, Vermont office of William Collamer. Hibbard later finished his course of legal study with William M. Rogers of Methuen, Massachusetts.[7]
Family life
editOn February 2, 1870[7] Hibbard married Henrietta Hayden in her hometown of Montpelier, Vermont,[7] they had three children,[7] Charles Lovejoy Hibbard[4][5] and Mary Page[6] Hibbard,[4] and Frederic Walbridge Hibbard.[6]
Business career
editLegal career
editHibbard was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar on April 21, 1869[7] however he first worked as a lawyer in Tama, Iowa after about two years in Iowa Hibbard moved to Boston, and then in 1881 moved to Lee, Massachusetts, finally in 1887 he moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Banking
editIn addition to his work as a lawyer, Hibbard was also involved in banking, he served as a trustee of the Lee Savings Bank, and as the president of the Berkshire Loan and Trust.[2]
Public service career
editDistrict Attorney
editIn 1884 Hubbard ran for the office of the District Attorney for the Western District (which consisted of Hampden and Berkshire Counties), he lost that election to Andrew J. Waterman.[4] In 1887 Hibbard ran once again for the District Attorney position this time he won defeating his opponent Judge James R. Dunbar, Hibbard was reelected three years later defeating William H. Brooks, Hibbard served a total of six years as District Attorney.[4]
Mayor of Pittsfield
editIn 1890 Hibbard was elected the first mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, serving a one-year term[2] in 1891.[7]
1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
editIn 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention.[8] Hibbard was elected as one of the representatives of the Massachusetts 1st First Congressional District to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917.[9]
Massachusetts Bar Association
editHibbard served as the president of the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1917.[2]
Death
editHibbard died in his apartment in Pittsfield, Massachusetts[3] on August 11, 1922.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional convention, Boston, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 60
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bridgman 1919, p. 75.
- ^ a b c The Hartford Courant (August 12, 1922), "CHARLES E. HIBBARD DIES IN PITTSFIELD", The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Ct, p. 6
- ^ a b c d e f g Alumni Council of Amherst College (November 1922), "Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, Number 45", Alumni Council of Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, p. 49
- ^ a b c Reno, Conrad (1902), Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar, Vol III, Boston, Massachusetts: The Century Memorial Publishing Co., 1901, p. 552
- ^ a b c Flagg, Charles Alcott (1903), "The Descendants of Eleazer Flagg: And His Wife Huldah Chandler of Grafton, Mass.", Charles Alcott Flagg, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 191
- ^ a b c d e f Reno, Conrad (1902), Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar, Vol III, Boston, Massachusetts: The Century Memorial Publishing Co., 1901, p. 551
- ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, pp. 7–8
- ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, 1917-1919, Stoughton, Massachusetts: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 75
- ^ Alumni Council of Amherst College (November 1922), "Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, Number 45", Alumni Council of Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, p. 48