Jefferson Bancroft

Jefferson Bancroft (April 30, 1803 – January 3, 1890) was a farmer and politician who served as the sixth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Jefferson Bancroft
6th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office 1846–1848
Preceded by	Elisha Huntington
Succeeded by	Josiah B. French
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen
In office 1841–1842
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts City Council
In office 1839–1840
Personal details
Born	April 30, 1803 Warwick, Massachusetts
Died	January 3, 1890(1890-01-03) (aged 86) Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Political party	Whig
Occupation	Farmer, Deputy Sheriff

Bancroft was born on April 30, 1803, in Warwick, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

From 1831 to his death in 1890 Bancroft was a Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex County.^[3]

Bancroft was a member of the Lowell City Council^[3] in 1839 and 1840, and a member of the Lowell Board of Aldermen from 1841 and 1842.^[3]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Beginning in 1840^[1] Bancroft served four terms in the Massachusetts House^[3] representing Lowell.^[1][3] While in the Massachusetts House Bancroft sat as a member of the Whig Party.^[4]

Death

Gravestone among the Bancroft family lot in Lowell Cemetery

Bancroft died on January 3, 1890, at his farm in Tyngborough, Massachusetts.^[2] He is buried in Lowell Cemetery.