William Bancroft
Politician
1855 – 1922
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Who was William Bancroft?
William Amos Bancroft was a Massachusetts businessman, soldier and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Bancroft was the first President of the Boston Elevated Railway Company.
During the Spanish American War, Bancroft was a Brigadier General of United States Volunteers.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1855
Groton - Education
- Harvard Law School
- Harvard College
- Died
- Mar 11, 1922
Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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