Austin Belknap (July 18, 1819 – December 9, 1902) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member, and last Chairman, of the Board of Selectmen of Somerville, Massachusetts, and as the third Mayor, of Somerville.

Austin Belknap
3rd
Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts[1]
In office
January 3, 1876 – January, 1878
Preceded byWilliam A. Furber[2]
Succeeded byGeorga A. Bruce[3]
Chairman of the
Somerville Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[4]
In office
1870 – January 2, 1872
Preceded byFrances Houghton[5]
Succeeded byGeorge O. Brastow, Mayoralty; Selectmen's Office Abolished
Member of the
Somerville Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[6]
In office
1869[6] – January 2, 1872[4][6]
Preceded byNew position
Board of Selectmen expanded from five to nine members.[5]
Succeeded byGeorge O. Brastow, Mayoralty; Selectmen's office abolished
Member of the
Somerville Massachusetts
School Committee[7]
In office
1862[7]–1864[7]
Personal details
BornJuly 18, 1819[8]
Westboro, Massachusetts[8]
DiedDecember 9, 1902[8]
Roxbury, Massachusetts[8]
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJane P. Brigham[9]
ChildrenRobert W. Belknap[9]
Alma materWorcester Manual Labor High School[7]
ProfessionCivil engineer, engaged in Railway construction until 1843;
Produce business from 1843 to December 1902[8]

Early life

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Belknap was born July 18, 1819, in Westboro, Massachusetts, to John and Ruth (Fay) Belknap of Westboro.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, pp. 191–192
  2. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 191
  3. ^ City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 192
  4. ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 180
  5. ^ a b City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 179
  6. ^ a b c City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, pp. 179–180
  7. ^ a b c d e Samuels, Edward A. (1897), Somerville, Past and Present, Boston, MA: Samuels and Kimball, p. 493
  8. ^ a b c d e Somerville Historical Society (January 1904), Historic leaves, Volume II, No. 4;January, 1904, Somerville, MA: The Somerville Historical Society, p. 100
  9. ^ a b Somerville Historical Society (January 1904), Historic leaves, Volume II, No. 4;January, 1904, Somerville, MA: The Somerville Historical Society, p. 101
Political offices
Preceded by
Frances Houghton
Chairman of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen

1870-January 2, 1872
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Preceded by Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts

January, 1876-January, 1878
Succeeded by