William Nathanial Davenport | |
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4th Mayor of Marlborough | |
In office 1887–1887 | |
Preceded by | John O'Connell |
Succeeded by | Charles 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 | |
Born | November 3,1856 [1] Boylston,Massachusetts |
Died | January 28,1933 76) Miami,Florida,US | (aged
Resting place | Boylston,Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican [1] |
Spouse | Lizzie M. Kendall [1] [2] |
Alma mater | University of Michigan School of Law [2] |
Occupation | Lawyer [2] |
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.
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.
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.
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