William Nathanial Davenport (November 3, 1856 – January 28, 1933) was a Massachusetts, USA, politician who sat in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature,[1] and was the fourth mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Biography
Davenport was born in Boylston, Massachusetts, on November 3, 1856, as the son of Almira J. Howard and William J. Davenport.[1] He attended law school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2] In 1887, he married Elizabeth Moore "Lizzie" Kendall (1862–1957).[1] They lived in Marlborough and Worcester, Massachusetts.
Professional career
Davenport was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1882 and the Massachusetts Bar in 1883.[2] From 1886 to 1887, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In 1887, he succeeded John O'Connell as the fourth mayor of Massachusetts. Following his tenure as mayor, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate as a member of the 110th Massachusetts General Court.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hurd, Duane Hamilton Hurd (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 855
- ^ a b c d e Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Issued for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 525.