Alpheus B. Alger
American politician (1854–1895)
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Alpheus Brown Alger (October 8, 1854 – May 4, 1895) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate, as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Alpheus Brown Alger[1] | |
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Alger c. 1892 | |
| Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1891 – January 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Gilmore |
| Succeeded by | William Bancroft |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Third Middlesex District[2] | |
| In office 1886[1]–1887[3] | |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office 1884[4]–1884[4] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1854[2] Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.[2] |
| Died | May 4, 1895 (aged 40)[5] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Law School[2] |
| Occupation | Attorney[2] |
Biography
Alger was born to Edwin Alden and Amanda Malvina Alger, née Buswell, in Lowell, Massachusetts.[6][7] From October 1875 to January 1877 Alger studied law at Harvard Law School and he was admitted to the bar for the County of Middlesex on June 4, 1877.[1] After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing law with his father's firm, Brown & Alger in Boston while living in Cambridge.[6]
Alger was active in the Democratic party. From 1878 to 1891 Alger was a member of the Cambridge Democratic Committee, from 1884 to 1891 he was a member of Massachusetts' Democratic party state committee, and he represented Massachusetts' eight Congressional District at the 1888 Democratic National Convention.[5] He died on May 4, 1895, in North Cambridge, Massachusetts.[5]
