Charles W. Eldridge
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge (October 16, 1877 – May 15, 1965) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member in both the House and Senate of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Board of Aldermen, and as the seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Charles Wadleigh Eldridge | |
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| Seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 7, 1918 – January 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Zebedee E. Cliff |
| Succeeded by | John M. Webster |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District | |
| In office January 1914 – January 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Charles V. Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph O. Knox |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty Sixth Middlesex District | |
| In office 1911–1913 | |
| Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1907–1910 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1877 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 15, 1965 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Edith L. |
| Children | Raymon W. Eldridge; Arthur F. Eldridge; Warren P. Eldridge; Louise Eldridge; Charlotte Eldridge |
| Residence(s) | 47 Highland Road, Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Profession | Salesman for Chase & Sanborn |
Eldridge was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.
In addition to his duties as an officeholder, Eldridge also started working as a salesman for Chase & Sanborn in 1893.
Eldridge had married Edith, the daughter of Harriett J. Brown. Eldridge had five children: Raymon W. Eldridge, Arthur F. Eldridge, Warren P. Eldridge, Louise Eldridge, and Charlotte Eldridge.
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