Halsey Joseph Boardman
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54th President of the Massachusetts Senate [1] | |
In office 1887 [1]–1888 [1] | |
Preceded by | Albert E. Pillsbury |
Succeeded by | Harris C. Hartwell |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1887 [2]–1888 [2] | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1883–1885 | |
President of the Boston Common Council [3] | |
In office January 4, 1875 [3] – January 3, 1876 | |
Preceded by | Edward Olcott Shepard |
Succeeded by | John Q. A. Brackett |
Member of the Boston Common Council from Ward 14 [3] | |
In office January 6, 1873 – January 3, 1876 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 19, 1834 Norwich, Vermont |
Died | January 15, 1900 (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Georgia M. Hinman [2] |
Children | Flora M. Boardman and Emily I. Boardman. [2] |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Halsey Joseph Boardman (born May 19, 1834 – January 15, 1900) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in, and as the president of the Boston Common Council, [3] in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a member and president of the Massachusetts Senate. [4] [5]
Boardman was born on May 19, 1834, to Nathaniel and Sarah (Hunt) Boardman in Norwich, Vermont. [1]
Boardman was vice-president of the North Star Construction Company organized in 1890 that built significant portions of the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad based in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1893 when the Canadian Pacific Railway took control of D & W, Boardman became president of the troubled railroad.
Boardman married Georgia M. Hinman on November 6, 1861, they had two children, Flora M. Boardman, and Emily I. Boardman. [2]
Boardman died on January 15, 1900, at his home in Boston, Massachusetts. [6]