William Bancroft

William Amos Bancroft (April 26, 1855 – March 11, 1922) was a Massachusetts businessman, soldier and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts (1893–1897).

Not to be confused with Billy Bancroft or William Poole Bancroft.

William Amos Bancroft
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office January 1893 – January 1897
Preceded by	Alpheus B. Alger
Succeeded by	Alvin F. Sortwell
President of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen
In office 1891–1892
Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen
In office 1891–1892
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1883–1885
Member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts Common Council
In office 1882–1882
Personal details
Born	April 26, 1855[1] Groton, Massachusetts
Died	March 11, 1922[2] Cambridge, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)	Mary Shaw
Children	Hugh Bancroft, Guy Bancroft, Catherine (Bancroft) De Haviland
Alma mater	Harvard College, Harvard Law School[1]
Occupation	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Rank	Private to colonel (Massachusetts Militia), Brigadier general (United States Volunteers)
Unit	Massachusetts Militia United States Volunteers
Commands	Company B, Fifth Massachusetts Militia Regiment, Fifth Massachusetts Militia Regiment
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

Bancroft was the president of the Boston Elevated Railway Company from 1899 to 1916.[2][3]

During the Spanish–American War, Bancroft was a brigadier general of United States Volunteers.[2]

Notes

1. Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 297.
2. The New York Times (March 12, 1922), General William A. Bancroft Dies, New York, N. Y.: The New York Times, p. 27.
3. "Brush To Lead Elevated". The Boston Daily Globe. September 16, 1919.

Political offices
Preceded by Alpheus B. Alger	Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts January 1893 – January 1897	Succeeded by Alvin F. Sortwell
Business positions
Preceded by William A. Gaston	President of the Boston Elevated Railway 1899–1916	Succeeded by Matthew C. Brush