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 byCharles A. Burns
Succeeded byCharles 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
BornSeptember 23, 1864
Fredericton, New Brunswick
DiedJune 13, 1934(1934-06-13) (aged 69)
Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityCanadian, American
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseAda Cliff
ProfessionArchitect and Builder

Early life

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

Trivia

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

Cliff's home in Somerville, built circa 1900, was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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.


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