William Washburn (architect)
William Washburn | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Phelham Bonney |
| Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1854–1855 | |
| Member of the Boston Common Council | |
| In office 1853 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1808 Lyme, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | October 31, 1890 (aged 82) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Party | Democratic (before 1848); Free Soil (1848–1854); Republican (after 1854) |
| Profession | Architect |
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William Washburn (October 7, 1808 – October 31, 1890) was an American architect active in Boston during the nineteenth century. A hotel specialist, very little of his work survives. Before the Civil War he was active in the abolitionist movement and served on the Boston Common Council and Board of Aldermen as a Free Soiler from 1853 to 1855; he served as chairman of the Board of Aldermen in 1855.