Alvin F. Sortwell
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Alvin Foye Sortwell | |
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| 26th Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1897 – January 1899 | |
| Preceded by | William Bancroft |
| Succeeded by | Edgar R. Champlin |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office January 1889 – January 1890 | |
| President of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1888[2]–1888[2] | |
| Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1886[2]–1888[2] | |
| Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1879[2]–1879[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1854[1] |
| Died | March 21, 1910[1] |
| Spouse | Gertrude Winship Dailey[1] |
| Children | 6[1][3] |
| Signature | File:Alvin F. Sortwell signature.png |
Alvin Foye Sortwell (July 21, 1854 – March 21, 1910) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the twenty-sixth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sortwell was born to Daniel Robinson Sortwell[1] and Sophia Augusta (Foye) Sortwell in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1854.[2] On December 31, 1879, Sortwell married Gertrude Winship Dailey,[2] they had six children, Clara, Frances Augusta, Daniel Richard, Marion, Edward Carter and Alvin Foye Sortwell.[1] Edward Carter Sortwell[3] joined the American Ambulance Field Service, Edward died in Salonika, Greece in November 1916 the result of being struck by a staff car while crossing a darkened alleyway.[3]
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