Springfield City Officials (1852 - 1871)
Hampden County, MA
Caleb Rice - First Mayor of Springfield
1852 - 1853
Note: This material is extracted from "A History of Hampden County Massachusetts, edited by Alfred Minot Copeland, Vol I, II, & III. The Century Memorial Publishing Company, 1902. It resides in the Public Domain. The file may be downloaded for personal non-commerical use only. Laurel O'Donnell
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Laurel O'Donnell / Amherst, MA
- Mayor - Caleb Rice
- Aldermen - Ward One, John B. Stebbins; Ward Two, Eliphalet Trask; Ward Three, Willis Phelps; Ward Four, Henry Vose, Ward Five, Titus Amadon; Ward Six, Drayton Perkins; Ward Seven, Joseph N. Sollace; Ward Eight, Harvey Foster
- Clerk - Joseph Ingraham
- Common Councilmen - President, Henry Morris (resigned May 16), William Stowe; Ward One, Daniel Hitchcock, William Pnychon, Addison Day; Ward Two, Joseph C. Pynchon, Orrin Baker, E. W. Bond; Ward Three, Lombard Dale, T. M. Walker, William Stowe; Ward Four, Henry Morris, Alexander H. Avery, Edmund Palmer; Ward Five, Nathaniel Cate, William Dickinson, Daniel Collins; Ward Six, Henry Adams; Ward Seven, Ezra Kimberly; Ward Eight, William S. Barker.
- Clerk - Alanson Hawley (resigned March 7), Samuel O. Gay
- Mayor - Philos B. Tyler
- Aldermen - Ward One, Wilson Eddy; Waard Two, Elphalet Trask; Ward Three, Elkanah Barton; Ward Four, William L. Washburn; Ward Five, Edward F. Moseley; Ward Six, Roderick Lombard; Ward Seven, Joseph Lombard; Ward Eight, Rodney Holt.
- Clerk - Joseph Ingraham
- Common Councilmen - Pressident, Samuel S. Day; Ward One, Asa Clar, Samuel S. Day, Thomas W. Wason; Ward Two,George H. Roberts, Henry A. Robinson, Roderick Ashley; Ward Three, Philo F. Wilcox, Lomabard Dale, Frederick H. Harris; Ward Four, Dniel L. Harris, tilly Haynes, Joseph B. Hopkins; Ward Five, Daniel Collins, G. W. Harrison, A. H. Clark; Ward Six, Edwin S. Hall; Ward Seven, Harris B. Johnson; Ward Eight, Horace Pease.
- Clerk - Charles O. Chapin
- Mayor - Eliphalet Trask
- Aldermen - Ward One, James M. Blanchard; Ward Two, W. C. Sturtevant; Ward Three, David Smith; Ward Four, Daniel Reynolds; Ward Five, William E. Montgue; Ward Six, Henry Adams; Ward Seven, James P. Chapman; Ward Eight, Harvey Foster.
- Clerk - Joseph Ingraham
- Common Councilmen - President, John M. Stebbins; Ward One, E. B. Haskell, John M. Stebbins, Stephen Morse; WardTwo, O. W. Wilcox, John Hooker, 3d, D. H. Bringham; Ward Three, Francis S. Graves, Rufus Elmer, E. W. Dickinson; Ward Four, Abel B. Howe, John W. Hunt, Jeremiah R. Cadwell; Ward Five, Nathaniel Howard, S. S. Holmes, E. F. Moseley; Ward Six, J. G. Capron; Ward Seven, Luther S. Lewis; Ward Eight, Samuel Webber.
- Clerk - Thomas Chubbuck
- Mayor - Ansel Phelps, Jr.
- Aldermen - Ward One, Samuel S. Day; Ward Two, Henry Fuller, Jr.; Ward Three, Edmund Freeman; Ward Four, Stephen C. Bemis; Ward Five, Thomas H. Allen; Ward Six, Henry Alexander, Jr.; Ward Seven, Henry Reynolds; Ward Eight, Samuel Webber.
- Clerk - Joseph Ingraham
- Common Councilmen - President, James Kirkham; Ward One, Charles O. Russell, Chauncey L. Covell, Hervey Hills; Ward Two, O. W. Wilcox, Henry A. Chapin. Dexter H. Brigham; Ward Three, Dr. Nathan Adams, Charles L. Shaw, George Whitney; Ward Four, James Kirkham, George Walker, John W. Hunt; Ward Five, Otis A. Seamans, E. F. Mosely, Nelson Tyler; Ward Six, Elbridge Barton; Ward Seven, William Smith; Ward Eight, Milton Foster.
- Clerk - Charles O. Chapin
- Mayor - Ansel Phelps, Jr.
- Aldermen - Ward One, Samuel S. Day; Ward Two, Henry Fuller, Jr.; Ward Three, Henry Alexander, Jr.; Ward Four, Stephen C. Bemis; Ward Five, Joseph Hannis; Ward Six, James Warner; Ward Seven, Henry Pomroy; Ward Eight, Samuel Webber, Jr.
- Clerk- Joseph Ingraham
- Common Councilmen - President, George Walker; Ward One, Charles O. Russell, Chauncey L. Covell, James Stebbins; Ward Two, Erastus Hayes, Lyman King, Francis B. Bacon; Ward Three, Marvin Lincoln, Henry Avery, John R. Hixon; Ward Four, George Walker, Samuel Leonard, William Birnie; Ward Five, Charles Woodman, Luther Upton, George A. Otis; Ward Six, Elbridge Barton; Ward Seven, William Smith; Ward Eight, George A. Cooley.
- Clerk - Charles O. Chapin
- Mayor - Ansel Phelps, Jr.
- Aldermen - Ward One, Samuel S. Day; Ward Two, Henry Fuller, Jr.; Ward Three, Henry Alexander, Jr.; Ward Four, Stephen C. Bemis; Ward Five, Joseph Hannish; Ward Six, JamesWarner; Ward Seven, Henry Pomroy; Ward Eight, Samuel Webber, Jr.(resigned); E. A. Fuller.
- Clerk - Joseph Ingraham.
- Common Councilmen - President, John R. Hixon; Ward One, Wilson Edd, William Pynchon, William L. Smith; Ward Two, Randolph E. Ladd, Ambrose N. Merrick, Charles B. Trask; Ward Three, John R. Hixon, Henry A. Chapin, Gurdon Bill; Ward Four, Samuel Leonard, John W. Hunt, R. G. Shumway; Ward Five, Charles Woodman, George Swetland, John Brooks; Ward Six, Elbridge Barton; Ward Seven, Joseph Wheelock, Jr.; Ward Eight, Erastus King.
- Clerk - Charles O. Chapin.
- Mayor - William B. Calhoun
- Aldermen - Ward one, Chaunceyh L. Covell; Ward Two, Roger S. Moore; Ward Three, Edmund Freeman; Ward Four, Daniel L. Harris; Ward Five, William Hitchcock; Ward Six, J. G. Capron; Ward Seven, Horace Smith; Warad Eight, George W. Holt.
- Clerk - Joseph Ingraham
- Common Councilmen - President, A. N. Merrick (resigned in May), Samuel Leonard; Ward One, Joshua M. Harrington, Justin M. Cooley, John V. Jones; Ward Two, George H. Roberts, Lewis H. Taylor, Gurdon C. Judson; Warad Three, An. N. Merrick, Daniel Gay, Hosea C. Lombard; Ward Four, Samuel Leonard, Alfred Rowe, Reuben T. Safford; Ward Five, Theodore Bishop, Walter Maynard, Walter North; Ward Six, Issac D. Gibbons; Ward Seven, Ransley Hall; Ward Eight, Warren L. Shaw.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd.
- Mayor - Daniel L. Harris
- Aldermen - Ward One, Edmund B. Haskell; Ward Two, Erastus Hayes; Ward Three, Franklin Chamberlain; Ward Four, John W. Hunt; Ward Five, William Hitchcock; Ward Six, John G. Capron; Ward Seven, William Foster; Ward Eight, George W. Holt.
- Clerk - Horace C. Lee
- Common Councilmen - President N. A. Leonard; Ward One, Joshua M. Harrington, H. S. Noyes, J. H. Demond; Ward Two, Lewis H. Taylor, George R. Townsley, Charles A. Winchester; Ward Three, William L. Wilcox, John Hamilton, Clark W. Bryan; Ward Four, N. A. Leonard, William Birnie, Alfred Rowe, Ward Five, William Higley, A. F. Strong, Charles Woodman, Ward Six, Robert Crossett; Ward Seven, Orrin Lombard; Ward Eight, Andrew J. Plumer.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - Stephen C. Bemis
- Aldermen - Ward One, Henry Gray; Ward Two, Ephraim W. Bond; Ward Three, H. N. Case; Ward Four, Nathaniel Howard; Ward Five, Charles Woodman; Ward Six, Amos Call; Ward Seven, William Smith; Ward Eight, A. J. Plumer.
- Clerk - Horace C. Lee
- Common Councilmen - President, N. A. Leonard; Ward One, H. J. Chapin, J. M. Cooley, J. H. Demond; Ward Two, Lewis H. Taylor, D. H. Brigham, F. B. Bacon; Ward Three, William L. Wilcox, john Hamilton, James M. Skiff; Ward Four, N. A. Leonard, John W. Bliss, Alfred Rowe, Ward Five, William Higley, Otis A. Seamans, A. W. Allen; Ward Six, Aaron C. Barton; Ward Seven, Henry Reynolds; Ward Eight, H. E. Moseley.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd.
- Mayor - Stephen C. Bemis
- Aldermen - Ward One, Henry Gray; Ward Two; E. W. Pond; Warad Three, H. N. Case; Warad Four, T. W. Wason; Ward Five, Horace Kibbe; Ward Six, Horace Smith; Ward Seven, William Smith; Warad Eight, H. S. Evans.
- Clerk - S. B. Spooner, Jr.
- Common Councilmen - President, N. A. Leonard; Ward One, Horace J. Chapin, L. O. Hanson, L. J. Powers; Ward Two, Sylvester Day, Tim Henry, eli H. Patch; Ward Three, James M. Skiff, J. E. Taylor, A. F. Jennings; Ward Four; N. A. Leonard, Alfred Rowe, T. M. Walker; Ward Five, P. V. B. Havens, George K. Jacobs, George K. Charter; Ward Six, Aaron C. Barton; Ward Seven, Ezekiel Keith; Warad Eight, H. E. Moseley.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd.
- Mayor - Henry Alexander, Jr.
- Aldermen - Ward One, Justin M. Cooley; Ward Two, William Patton; Ward Three, William K. Baker; Ward Four, Daniel L. Harris; Ward Five, Wiliam Bodurtha; Ward Six, Horace Smith; Ward Seven, Virgil Perkins; Ward Eight, Andrew J. Plumer.
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom.
- Common Councilmen - President, N. A. Leonard; Ward One, N. W. Talcott, George S. Haskell, Luther Clark; Ward Two, O. H. Greenleaf, G. R. Townsley, John West; Ward Three, Aaron G. Lord, James M. Skiff, Francis S. Graves; Ward Four, N. A. Leonard, Al. L. Soule, Henry S. Lee; Ward Five, Cheney Bigelow, George K. Charter (resigned), Charles Phelps, Orlando Chapin (resigned), William Collins; Ward Six, J. G. Chase; Ward Seven, C. P. L. Warner; Ward Eight, Hiram Warner.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - Henry Alexander, Jr.
- Aldermen - Ward One, Norman W. Talcott; Ward Two, William Patton; Ward Three, Albert D. Briggs; Ward Four, Frederick H. Harris; Ward Five, Charles Barrows; Ward Six, Warren H. Wilkinson; Ward Seven, Virgil Perkins; Ward Eight, Harvey E. Moseley.
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, N. A. Leonard; Waard one, Henry S. Hyde, John Mulligan, Charles H. Allen; Ward Two, O. H. Greenleaf, G. R. Townsley, J. F. Tannatt; Ward Three, Charles A. Winchester, W. H. Smith, A. N. Merrick; Ward Four, N. A. Leonard, A. L. Soule, Henry S. Lee; Ward Five, Charles Phelps, William Collins, S. W. Porter; Ward Six, L. H. Taylor; Warad Seven, Peter Valentine; Ward Eight, George Foster.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - Albert D. Briggs
- Aldermen - Ward One, Henry S. Hyde; Ward Two, George R. Townsley; Ward Three, Otis Childs, Ward Four, Frederick H. Harris; Ward Five, Chrles Barrows; Ward Six, Warren H. Wilkinson; Ward Seven, Virgil Perkins; Ward Eight, Andrew J. Plumer.
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, Henry S. Lee; Ward One, john Mulligan, W. H. Allis, H. S. Noyes; Ward Two, Gideon Wells, John Olmsted, J. F. Tannatt; Ward three, William H. Smith, J. F. Tapley, H. N. Tinkham; Wared Four, N. A. Leonard, Henry S. Lee, S. J. Hall; Ward Five, Charles Phelps, S. W. Porter, J. Q. A. Sexton; Ward Six, Gustavus D. Tapley; Ward Seven, Rwson Hathaway; Ward Eight, George Foster.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - Albert D. Briggs
- Adermen - Ward One, William Phnchon; Ward Two, D. H. Bringham; Ward Three, Tim Henry; Ward Four, F. H. Harris; Ward Five, G. W. Harrison; Ward Six, W. H. Wilkinson; Ward Seven, John G. Taylor (died), Rawson Hathaway; Ward Eight, John Severson.
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, William L. Smith; Ward one, J. H. Demond, Warren Emerson, J. C. McIntosh; Ward Two, Gideon Wells, H. M. Morehouse, George Dwight, Jr.; Ward Three, H. N. Tinkham, William H. Smith, Joseph H. Damon; Ward Four, D. B. Wesson, William L. Smith, W. S. Marsh; Ward Five, Charles Phelps, S. W. Porter, Charles Chapman; Ward Six, Gustavus D. Tapley; Ward Seven, John M. Meggett; Ward Eight, Samuel Mills.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - Albert D. Briggs
- Aldermen - Ward One, John Mulligan; Ward Two, Tim Henry; Ward Three, H. N. Tinkham; Ward Four, F. H. Harris; Ward Five, Samuel W. Porter; Ward Six, Amos Call; Ward Seven, Rawson Hathaway; Ward Eight, John Severson
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, William L. Smith; Ward one, J. C. McIntosh, Warren Emerson, J. H. Demond; Ward Two, H. M. Morehouse, C. S. Hurlbut, L. A. Tifft; Ward Three, Charles Marsh, H. K. W. Dickinson, P. S. Bailey; Ward Four, W. L. Smith, W. S. Marsh, L. J. Powers; Ward Five, Charles Chapman, A. H. Clark, J. S. Brown; Ward Six, Charles A. Call; Ward Seven, E. W. Clark; Ward Eight, Samuel Mills.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
1868
- Mayor - Charles A. Winchester
- Aldermen - Ward One, John Mulligan; Ward Two, Tim Henry; Ward Three, H. N. Tinkham; Ward Four, W. S. Marsh; Ward Five, Samuel W. Porter; Ward Six, Amos Call; Ward Seven, E. W. Clark; Ward Eight, Milo Chapin
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, Henry S. Lee; Ward one, Warren Emersn, Josiah Bumstead, Roswell Lee; Ward Two, O. H. Greenleaf, Charles R. Ladd, Lewis A. Tifft; Ward Three, E. H. Patch, A. J. McIntosh, William H. Smith; Ward Four, Henry S. Lee, E. G. Norton, M. A. Clyde; Ward Five, Cyrus E. Buckland, Alden Warner, William R. Purple; Ward Six, George E. Howard; Ward Seven, Charles Gage; Ward Eight, George Swetland.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - Charles A. Winchester
- Aldermen - Ward One, J. M. Cooley; Ward Two, George Dwight; Ward Three, William H. Smith; Ward Four, W. S. Marsh, Ward Five, Joseph M. Hall; Ward Six, George E. Howard; Ward Seven, Charles Gage; Ward Eight, Charles J. Goodwin
- Clerk - A. T. Tolsom
- Common Councilmen - President, Henry S. Lee; Ward one, George M. Atwater, Josiah Bumstead, John Olmsted; Ward Two, Charles R. Ladd, O. H. Greenleaf, C. C. Smith; Ward Three, A. J. McIntosh, E. H. Patch, J. H. Appleton; Ward Four, Henry S. Lee, E. G. Norton, L. J. Powers; Ward Five, Alden Warner, E. B. Haskell, W. P. Taylor; Ward Six, I. P. Dickinson; Ward Seven, William H. Pinney; ward Eight, George Swetland
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - William L. Smith
- Aldermen - Ward One, J. A. Rumrill; Ward Two, Eliphalet Trask; Ward Three, Dr. John Hooker; Ward Four, Willis Phelps; Ward Five, Joseph M. Hall; Ward Six, I. P. Dickinson; Ward Seven, William H. Pinney; Ward Eight, George Foster.
- Clerk - A. T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, Henry S. Lee; Ward One, Albert Holt, A. D. Day, C. B. Holbrook; Ward Two, George Dwight, Jr., James S. Bourke, David Legro; Ward Three, James E. McIntire, George W. Tapley, George S. Lewis; Ward Four, Henry S. Lee, Gurdon Bill, S. R. Philips; Ward Five, Charles Phelps, William B. Miller, T. B. Wilson; Ward Six, George E. Howard; Ward Seven, John A. Hall; Ward Eight, Alfred S. Packard.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd
- Mayor - William L. Smith
- Aldermen - Ward One, Josiah Bumstead; Ward Two, Charles R. Ladd; Ward Thre, Lawson Sibley; Ward Four, James M. Thompson; Ward Five, Richrd F. Hawkins; Ward Six, Isaac P. Dickinson; Ward Seven, John A. Hall; Ward Eight, Noyes Bastow
- Clerk - Albert T. Folsom
- Common Councilmen - President, Henry S. Lee; Ward One, Albert Holt, P. W. Brewster, F. J. Donahue; Ward Two, Milton Bradley, Tilly Haynes, R. Warren; Ward Three, B. C. English, S. B. Spooner, N. C. Newell; Ward Four, Henry S. Lee, Henry M. Phillips, E. A. Perkins; Ward Five, T. B. Wilsn, J. C. Perry, E. B. Maynard; Ward Six, George E. Howard; Ward Seven, J. W. Lull; Ward Eight, George Swetland.
- Clerk - Lucius E. Ladd