Rensselaer R. Herrick
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Rensselaer R. Herrick
|image = Rensselaer R. Herrick 002.png
|office = 26th Mayor of Cleveland
|term_start = 1879
|term_end = 1882
|predecessor = William G. Rose
|successor = John H. Farley
|birth_name = Rensselaer Russell Herrick
|birth_date = {{birth date|1826|01|29}}
|birth_place = Utica, New York, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1899|01|30|1826|01|29}}
|death_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
|party = Republican
|spouse = {{married|Adelaide Cushman|1846|end=div}}
{{married|Laura White Hunt|1888|}}
|children =
|alma_mater =
|signature = Signature of Rensselaer Russell Herrick (1826–1899).png
}}
Rensselaer Russell Herrick (January 29, 1826 – January 30, 1899) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 26th Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1879 to 1882, and earlier as a Cleveland City Councilman.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Herrick, Rensselaer Russell |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/h/herrick-rensselaer-russell |access-date=June 27, 2021}}
Biography
Rensselaer R. Herrick was born in Utica, New York on January 29, 1826.{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=22QKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA641 |title=The Municipal Growth of Cleveland |first=J. H. |last=Kennedy |magazine=Magazine of Western History |volume=IV |number=5 |pages=641–648 |date=September 1886 |access-date=2024-10-30 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cleveland-leader-after-long-illness/158119768/ |title=After Long Illness |newspaper=The Cleveland Leader |page=1 |date=1899-01-31 |access-date=2024-10-30 |via=Newspapers.com}}
He died at his home in Cleveland on January 30, 1899. He is buried at Cleveland's Lake View Cemetery.
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before= William G. Rose |
title= Mayor of Cleveland |
years= 1879–1882 |
after= John H. Farley
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Category:19th-century mayors of places in Ohio
Category:Cleveland City Council members
Category:Burials at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland
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