Walter C. Wardwell
Walter Chalk Wardwell (January 27, 1859 – September 29, 1940) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1][2] Before becoming mayor, he was appointed as Deputy Sheriff of Cambridge in 1893.[3]
Walter C. Wardwell | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office January 1907 – April 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Thurston |
| Succeeded by | William F. Brooks |
| President of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1] | |
| Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1] | |
| Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Common Council[1] | |
| In office 1894–1895 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1859 Richmond, Virginia |
| Died | September 29, 1940 (aged 81) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Personal life
Walter was born on January 27, 1859, in Richmond, Virginia. He was born to Burnham Wardwell and Sarah J. Goodale. On January 12, 1888, Walter married Grace Gardner Jones in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died on September 29, 1940 in Cambridge.[4]
Notes
- Eliot, Samuel Atkins (1913), "A History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913", The Cambridge Tribune, Cambridge, MA, p. 259
- "Walter Chalk Wardwell Obit (Wrong name in headline)". The Boston Globe. October 1940. p. 15.
- Swanton Gould, Levi (1905). Ancient Middlesex with Brief Biographical Sketches of the Men who Have Served the Country Officially Since Its Settlement. Somerville Journal Print. p. 278. ISBN 9781359611635.
- "I34041: Jared J. BEACH (5 FEB 1796 - 5 JUN 1851)". www.aemyers.net. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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