William Bancroft
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William Amos Bancroft 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
.
Bancroft was the first President of the Boston Elevated Railway
Company.
During the Spanish American War, Bancroft was a Brigadier General of United States Volunteers.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
businessman, soldier and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
and on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
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Bancroft was the first President of the Boston Elevated Railway
Boston Elevated Railway
The Boston Elevated Railway was a precursor first to the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Massachusetts, now the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, operating rapid transit, streetcars and buses in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It was formerly known as the West End Street Railway.The...
Company.
During the Spanish American War, Bancroft was a Brigadier General of United States Volunteers.