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Solomon B. Stebbins
Solomon Bliss Stebbins (January 18, 1830 – June 8, 1910) was an American politician from Boston. Early life Stebbins was born on January 18, 1830, in Warren, Massachusetts. At the age of 18 he was put in charge of the post office in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He moved to Boston in 1850 and in 1858 he and Mitchell F. Andrews established the city's first combined grain elevator and warehouse. Politics Stebbins was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861. In 1864 and 1865 he was a member of the Boston Common Council. He was a delegate to the 1864 Republican National Convention. In 1866 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate. From 1873 to 1879 he was a member of the Boston Board of Aldermen. He was chairman of the board in 1879. Stebbins was the Republican nominee in the 1879 Boston mayoral election, 1879 and 1880 Boston mayoral elections. He lost the latter election by 581 votes. He returned to the board of aldermen in 1882 and once again served as chairma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren, Massachusetts
Warren is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,975 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town contains the villages of Warren (CDP), Massachusetts, Warren and West Warren, Massachusetts, West Warren. History Warren was first settled in 1664 and was officially incorporated on January 16, 1741 as the town of Western.Sylvia Buck, ''Warren, Town in the Making, 1741-1991'' Originally a part of Quaboag Plantation, the town now known as Warren was part of Brookfield, Massachusetts, Brookfield for 68 years until it was renamed Western. Warren includes land petitioned from both the Quaboag Plantation and the "Kingsfield", which included parts of Palmer, Massachusetts, Palmer and Brimfield, Massachusetts, Brimfield. On March 13, 1834, the town was renamed Warren in honor of General Joseph Warren, who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War. The need to rename the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
