Theodore Otis

Theodore Otis
7th Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
In office
1859–1860
Preceded by John Sherburne Sleeper
Succeeded by William Gaston
Massachusetts House of Representatives
for the 4th Norfolk District,[1][2]
Personal details
Born December 15, 1810
Died July 11, 1873
Nationality American
Political party Free Soil[3]
Spouse(s) Harriet Blanchard[4]
Children James Otis[5]
Alma mater Union College
Profession Attorney[4]

Theodore Otis (December 15, 1810 – July 11, 1873)[4] was an American politician, who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] and the seventh Mayor[6] of Roxbury, Massachusetts from 1859 to 1860.

References

  1. Gifford, Stephen Nye (1864), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 212.
  2. 1 2 Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1865, p. 844.
  3. Free Soil Party (Mass.) (1877), Reunion of the Free soilers of 1848: at Downer landing, Higham, Mass, Boston, MA: Free Soil Party; Albert J. Wright Printer, p. 80 Appendix.
  4. 1 2 3 Eliot, Thwing Walter (1881) [1908], History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, Boston, MA: W. A. Butterfield, p. 332.
  5. Harvard College (1921), Fortieth Annual Report of the secretary of the Class of 1881 of Harvard College, Issue 7, Cambridge, MA: University Press, p. 178.
  6. Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 Vol. III, Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, p. 578.

Bibliography

Political offices
Preceded by
John Sherburne Sleeper
Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
1859-1860
Succeeded by
William Gaston


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