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:1826 births

Category:1899 deaths

Category:19th-century mayors of places in Ohio

Category:Mayors of Cleveland

Category:Cleveland City Council members

Category:Burials at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland

Category:Ohio Republicans

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