Lawson Sibley (1836 – March 18, 1898) was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of

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in 1892.

Biography

Lawson Sibley was born in

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in 1836. He married Harriet Emmons Aiken in 1863, and they had two daughters. He worked in the flour and feed business. A

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, he served as county commissioner of

Hampden County, Massachusetts Hampden County is a non-governmental county located in the Pioneer Valley of the state of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Hampden County's population was 465,825. Its traditional county seat is Springfield, the Co ...

from 1873 to 1876. He died at his home in Springfield on March 18, 1898.

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1836 births 1898 deaths Massachusetts Democrats Mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts County commissioners in Massachusetts 19th-century American politicians {{Massachusetts-mayor-stub