Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Family life  





2 Mayor of Lowell  





3 References  














Josiah B. French






العربية
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Josiah Bowers French
7th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1849–1850
Preceded byJefferson Bancroft
Succeeded byJames H.B. Ayer
Personal details
BornDecember 13, 1799
DiedAugust 21, 1876
Political partyCoalitionist
Spouse(s)Mary Anne Stevens,[1] m. April 6th 1823.
ChildrenMary Ann French, born September 19th 1823;
Josiah Stevens French born 30 September 30th 1825;
Harriet Stevens French, born 27 August 27th 1827;
Josiah Bowers French born January 8th 1830;
Samuel Lawrence French born September 25th 1832;
Luther Bartlett French, born 25 October 25th 1834;
Sarah Josephine French born March 3rd 1838;
Catherine Isabella French,[1] born December 20th 1840;
Francis Maria French, born 20 April 20th 1843

Josiah Bowers French (December 13, 1799 – August 21, 1876) was a bank president who served as the seventh mayorofLowell, Massachusetts.

Family life

[edit]

French married Mary Anne Stevens of Billerica, Massachusetts, on April 6, 1823; they had nine children: Mary Ann French, born September 19, 1823, Josiah Stevens French born September 30, 1825, Harriet Stevens French born August 27, 1827, Josiah Bowers French born January 8, 1830, Samuel Lawrence French born September 25, 1832, Luther Bartlett French born October 25, 1834, Sarah Josephine French born March 3, 1838, Catherine Isabella French born December 20, 1840, and Francis Maria French born April 20, 1843.

Mayor of Lowell

[edit]

French was elected mayor of Lowell in 1848; he was re-elected mayor in December 1849.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Daughters of the American Revolution (1902), Lineage book, Volume XIV, Washington, D.C.: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 155
  • ^ The Hartford Courant (December 14, 1849), No Title, Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant, p. 2
  • Political offices
    Preceded by

    Jefferson Bancroft

    7th Mayor of
    Lowell, Massachusetts

    1849-1850
    Succeeded by

    James H.B. Ayer


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josiah_B._French&oldid=1177309572"

    Categories: 
    1799 births
    1876 deaths
    American bank presidents
    Mayors of Lowell, Massachusetts
    19th-century American politicians
    19th-century American businesspeople
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
     



    This page was last edited on 27 September 2023, at 03:52 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki