Alvin F. Sortwell
Alvin Foye Sortwell (July 21, 1854 – March 21, 1910) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the twenty-sixth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Alvin Foye Sortwell | |
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| 26th Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1897 – January 1899 | |
| Preceded by | William Bancroft |
| Succeeded by | Edgar R. Champlin |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1889 – January 1890 | |
| President of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1888–1888 | |
| Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1886–1888 | |
| Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1879–1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1854 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | March 21, 1910 Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Spouse | Gertrude Winship Dailey |
| Children | 6 |
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Sortwell was born to Daniel Robinson Sortwell and Sophia Augusta (Foye) Sortwell in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1854. On December 31, 1879, Sortwell married Gertrude Winship Dailey, they had six children, Clara, Frances Augusta, Daniel Richard, Marion, Edward Carter and Alvin Foye Sortwell. Edward Carter Sortwell joined the American Ambulance Field Service, Edward died in Salonika, Greece in November 1916 the result of being struck by a staff car while crossing a darkened alleyway.
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