Elijah B. Stoddard
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Elijah Brigham Stoddard
| image = File:Elijah B. Stoddard.png
| image_size =
| caption =
| office =23rd Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts
| predecessor =Frank H. Kelley
| successor =Samuel E. Hildreth
| office2 =Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
7th Councilor District
| term_start2 =1871
| term_end2 =1872
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 =Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
| predecessor3 = Hartley Williams
| office4 =Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
| term_start4 =1857
| term_end4 =1863
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| office5 =Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
| term_start5 =1863
| term_end5 =1864
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| office6 =Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Common Council
| term_start6 =1854
| term_end6 =1855
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| office7 =Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward 7
| term_start7 =1858
| term_end7 =1859
| predecessor7 =
| successor7 =
| party=
| birth_place =Upton, Massachusetts
| death_date =September 27, 1903
| death_place =Worcester, Massachusetts
| alma_mater=Brown University, 1847
| spouse = Mary E. Davis, m. January 16, 1852
| children =
}}
Elijah Brigham Stoddard (June 5, 1826 – September 27, 1903) was an attorney and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council and as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.{{Citation| last= Rice | first=Franklin Pierce | title =Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders| page = 61 | publisher = F. S. Blanchard & Company | location = Worcester, Massachusetts| year = 1899}}
Early life
Stoddard was born to Elijah and Zilpah (Nelson) Stoddard in Upton, Massachusetts on June 5, 1826.
Family life
On January 16, 1852, Stoddard married Mary E. Davis of Worcester.
Massachusetts state government service
=Massachusetts House of Representatives=
Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1856.{{Citation| last= Rice | first=Franklin Pierce | title =Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders| page = 261 | publisher = F. S. Blanchard & Company | location = Worcester, Massachusetts| year = 1899}}
=District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts=
Stoddard was appointed the District Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Matthews. Stoddard filled out the rest Mathews term but he did not seek election to another term.
=Massachusetts Senate=
From 1864 to 1865, Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Senate.{{Citation| last= Rice | first=Franklin Pierce | title =Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders| page = 265 | publisher = F.S. Blanchard & Company | location = Worcester, Massachusetts| year = 1899}}
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1865.[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlists American Antiquarian Society Members Directory]
=Massachusetts Executive Council=
From 1871 to 1872{{Citation |last=Davis | first=William Thomas| title = Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II | page =266 | publisher=The Boston History Company | location = Boston, Ma | year = 1895}} Stoddard was a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council{{Citation| last= Rice | first=Franklin Pierce | title =Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity For the Year 1905, vol. XXI | page =40 | publisher = Worcester Historical Society | location = Worcester, Massachusetts| year = 1907}} for the Seventh Councilor District.{{Citation| last=Coolidge| first=George| title =The Boston Almanac for the Year 1871, Vol. 36.| page = 48 | publisher = George Coolidge | location = Boston, Massachusetts| year = 1870}}
Death
Stoddard died in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 27, 1903.{{Citation| last= Rice | first=Franklin Pierce | title =Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity For the Year 1905, vol. XXI | page = 39 | publisher = Worcester Historical Society | location = Worcester, Massachusetts| year = 1907}}
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{{succession box | title=District Attorney for
Worcester County, Massachusetts| before=John H. Matthews| after=Peleg Emory Aldrich | years=1856–1857 }}
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{{succession box | title=23rd Mayor
of
Worcester, Massachusetts| before=Frank H. Kelley| after= Samuel E. Hildreth| years=January 3, 1882-January 1, 1883}}
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Category:Massachusetts lawyers
Category:Massachusetts city council members
Category:Mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts
Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Category:Massachusetts state senators
Category:Members of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
Category:Brown University alumni
Category:19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
Category:District attorneys in Worcester County, Massachusetts
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