Moses Fellows (November 7, 1803 – September 25, 1879) was an American politician who served as the fourth
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Manchester, New Hampshire.
Fellows was born to Simon and Dorthy (Bartlett) Fellows in
Brentwood, New Hampshire, on November 7, 1803.
While he lived in Brentwood, until he resigned in 1827, Fellows was a sergeant in the
New Hampshire Militia.
Fellows was Chairman of the
Manchester
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Board of Selectmen in 1842–1843 and 1846, also in 1846 a member of the Manchester board of Aldermen, and a member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative district ...
in 1847–1848.
In 1850-1851 Fellows was the mayor of
Manchester, New Hampshire,
having been elected in the city's
1850
Events
January–June
* April
** Pope Pius IX returns from exile to Rome.
** Stephen Foster's parlor ballad "Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway" is published in the United States.
* April 4 – Los Angeles is incorporated as a cit ...
and
1851
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion.
* January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly.
...
mayoral elections.
Death
Fellows died on September 25, 1879.
Notes
1803 births
1879 deaths
Mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire
Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
19th-century American politicians
People from Brentwood, New Hampshire
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