William Nathanial Davenport (November 3, 1856 – January 28, 1933) was a Massachusetts, USA, politician who sat in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature,[1] and was the fourth mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts.

William Nathanial Davenport
4th Mayor of Marlborough
In office
1887–1887
Preceded byJohn O'Connell
Succeeded byCharles L. Bartlett
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1888[1]–1889
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1886–1887
Personal details
BornNovember 3, 1856[1]
Boylston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 28, 1933(1933-01-28) (aged 76)
Miami, Florida, US
Resting placeBoylston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseLizzie M. Kendall[1][2]
Alma materUniversity of Michigan School of Law[2]
OccupationLawyer[2]

Biography

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Davenport was born in Boylston, Massachusetts, on November 3, 1856, as the son of Almira J. Howard and William J. Davenport.[1] He attended law school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2] In 1887, he married Elizabeth Moore "Lizzie" Kendall (1862–1957).[1] They lived in Marlborough and Worcester, Massachusetts.

Professional career

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Davenport was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1882 and the Massachusetts Bar in 1883.[2] From 1886 to 1887, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1887, he succeeded John O'Connell as the fourth mayor of Massachusetts. Following his tenure as mayor, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate as a member of the 110th Massachusetts General Court.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hurd, Duane Hamilton Hurd (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 855
  2. ^ a b c d e Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 525.
Political offices
Preceded by 4th Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts
1887
Succeeded by