George B. Senter (September 24, 1826 – January 16, 1870) was the
mayor of
Cleveland from 1859 to 1860.
Life and career
Senter was born in
Potsdam,
New York
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to David K. and Susan Senter. Senter was elected to
city council from the 1st ward in 1858 and was then elected to
mayor in 1859 serving until 1860. It is assumed, since there is no military record for Senter, that he served in the
Civil War as assistant commissary-subsistence officer at Camp Taylor in
Cleveland in April and May 1861. He was promoted to
commandant of the camp in 1862 serving until 1864. When
Irvine Masters,
mayor of
Cleveland, resigned his office in 1864, Senter was elected by
city council once again to serve as
mayor and finish
Masters's term. Senter retired from political life to practice law and pursue the wine and liquor business.
He died in 1870 and was buried at
Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
Senter married Delia Wheaton in 1851 and they had three children: George B. Senter Jr., Cornelia E., and J. Augusta.
References
* ''The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History'' by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor)
External links
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Mayors of Cleveland
1826 births
1870 deaths
19th-century American politicians
Burials at Woodland Cemetery (Cleveland)
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