Alvin F. Sortwell

Alvin Foye Sortwell (July 21, 1854 – March 21, 1910) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the twenty-sixth Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Alvin Foye Sortwell
26th Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office January 1897 – January 1899
Preceded by	William Bancroft
Succeeded by	Edgar R. Champlin
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office January 1889 – January 1890
President of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1888[2]–1888[2]
Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1886[2]–1888[2]
Member of the Common Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1879[2]–1879[2]
Personal details
Born	July 21, 1854[1] Boston, Massachusetts, US[1]
Died	March 21, 1910[1] Cambridge, Massachusetts, US[1]
Spouse	Gertrude Winship Dailey[1]
Children	6[1][3]
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Sortwell was born to Daniel Robinson Sortwell^[1] and Sophia Augusta (Foye) Sortwell in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1854.^[2] On December 31, 1879, Sortwell married Gertrude Winship Dailey,^[2] they had six children, Clara, Frances Augusta, Daniel Richard, Marion, Edward Carter and Alvin Foye Sortwell.^[1] Edward Carter Sortwell^[3] joined the American Ambulance Field Service, Edward died in Salonika, Greece in November 1916 the result of being struck by a staff car while crossing a darkened alleyway.^[3]