Zebedee E. Cliff

Zebedee E. Cliff (September 23, 1864 – June 13, 1934) was an American architect, builder[2] and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] and as the sixteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.[2][3][4]

Zebedee E. Cliff
16th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office January 5, 1914 – January 7, 1918
Preceded by	Charles A. Burns
Succeeded by	Charles W. Eldridge
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District[1][2]
In office 1910–1912
Member of the Board of Health of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office 1907 – 1909[2][3]
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office 1905[2] – 1906[2]
Personal details
Born	September 23, 1864 Fredericton, New Brunswick
Died	June 13, 1934(1934-06-13) (aged 69) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian, American
Political party	Republican[1]
Spouse(s)	Ada Cliff
Profession	Architect and Builder

Early life

Cliff was born in New Brunswick[3] on September 23, 1864.[2][3]

Trivia

The four masted schooner Zebedee E. Cliff was named for Cliff.[5]

Notes

1. Secretary of the Commonwealth (1910), Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Public Document no. 43, Boston, Ma: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. xciii.
2. Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 144.
3. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1910), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Vol. XIX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 149.
4. "Zebedee E. Cliff Dies In Lexington". The Boston Globe. June 14, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
5. "Schooner Zebedee E. Cliff, Boothbay Harbor". Retrieved June 24, 2012.