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Charles Adams Stott (August 18, 1835 – October 31, 1912) was a Massachusetts businessman who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives;[1] and as a member of the Common Council,[1] Board of Aldermen,[1] and the twenty-fourth mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Stott, the son of Charles[5][6] and Sarah (MacAdams) Stott,[6] was born on August 18, 1835[6] in the part of Dracut that was later set off to become Lowell. Stott received his education in the public schools of Lowell.[5] Stott graduated from high school in Lowell.[5]

Family life

Stott married Mary E. Bean,[3] daughter of George W. Bean of Lowell,[4] and they had a daughter Lilla A. Stott.[3] Mary (Bean) Stott died in December 1860.[3] On December 3, 1863[4] Stott married Lizzie Williams,[3] and they had four children including Edith Stott,[3] Charles W. Stott,[3] and Marion Stott.[3]

Military service

From August 31, 1861, to June 3, 1862,[1] Stott actively served as a major[2] in the 6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.[2]

Public service

City of Lowell

Stott represented Lowell's ward Six[1] as a member of the Lowell, Massachusetts[1] Common Council[2] in 1859 and 1860,[1] and he was a member of the Lowell[1] Board of Aldermen[1] from 1869[1] to 1870.[1]

Mayor of Lowell

From January 1, 1876[1] to January 1877 Stott served as the twenty-fourth mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Stott was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] in 1866.[1]

Party political office

From 1881 to 1883 Stott was the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party.[5]

1884 U.S. Presidential election

In 1884 Stott was a presidential elector.[7][5]

Death

Stott died in Lowell, Massachusetts on October 31, 1912.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1, 1874), Contributions to the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, No. 1., Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 187
  2. ^ a b c d Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1, 1874), Contributions to the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, No. 1., Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 186
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Winthrop L. Marvin, ed. (1912), Bulletin of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, Vol. XLII, Boston, Massachusetts: National Association of Wool Manufacturers, p. 381
  4. ^ a b c Cutter, William Richard (1908), Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Volume IV, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1628
  5. ^ a b c d e Coburn, Frederick William (1920), History of Lowell and Its People, Volume I, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 359
  6. ^ a b c Cutter, William Richard (1908), Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Volume IV, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 1627
  7. ^ a b Winthrop L. Marvin, ed. (1912), Bulletin of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, Vol. XLII, Boston, Massachusetts: National Association of Wool Manufacturers, p. 380
Political offices
Preceded by
Francis Jewett
24th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts

January 1, 1876–1877
Succeeded by
John A.G. Richardson
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
1881–1883
Succeeded by