Charles W. Eldridge

Charles Wadleigh Eldridge (October 16, 1877 – May 15, 1965) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

For the American actor, see Charles Eldridge.

Charles Wadleigh Eldridge[1]
Seventeenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office January 7, 1918 – January 1922
Preceded by	Zebedee E. Cliff
Succeeded by	John M. Webster
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District[2]
In office January 1914[3] – January 1918
Preceded by	Charles V. Blanchard
Succeeded by	Joseph O. Knox[4]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] Twenty Sixth Middlesex District[5]
In office 1911[2] – 1913[2]
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2]
In office 1907[2] – 1910[2]
Personal details
Born	October 16, 1877[1][2] Boston, Massachusetts[2]
Died	May 15, 1965(1965-05-15) (aged 87)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican[2]
Spouse(s)	Edith L.[1][6]
Children	Raymon W. Eldridge; Arthur F. Eldridge; Warren P. Eldridge; Louise Eldridge; Charlotte Eldridge[6]
Residence	47 Highland Road, Somerville, Massachusetts[1]
Profession	Salesman[1] for Chase & Sanborn[1][3]

Eldridge was a delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.[7]

In addition to his duties as an officeholder, starting in 1893, Eldridge worked as a salesman for Chase & Sanborn.[1][3]

Eldridge had married Edith daughter of Harriett J. Brown.[6] Eldridge had five children. Raymon W. Eldridge; Arthur F. Eldridge; Warren P. Eldridge; Louise Eldridge; Charlotte Eldridge[6]

Notes

1. United States, Selective Service System (September 12, 1918), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1674432; Draft Board: 2., Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
2. Who's who in State Politics, 1915, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1915, p. 66.
3. Who's who in State Politics, 1916, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 66.
4. Who's who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 73.
5. Who's who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 152.
6. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Bureau of the Census (1920), 1920 United States Federal Census Enumeration District: 84, Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, p. Census Place: Somerville Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_718; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 447.
7. Hart, George Luzerne (1920), Official Report Of The Proceedings Of The Seventeenth Republican National Convention, New York, NY: General Secretary of the Convention; Printed at the Tenny Press, p. 53.

Political offices
Preceded by Zebedee E. Cliff	Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 7, 1918-January 1922	Succeeded by John M. Webster
Preceded by Charles V. Blanchard	Member of the Massachusetts Senate Third Middlesex District January 1914 – January 1918	Succeeded by Joseph O. Knox