Harry D. Sisson

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Harry Dwight Sisson
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
38th Berkshire District[1]
In office
1929–1938
8th Mayor of
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
In office
1903–1904
Preceded byAllen H. Bagg
Succeeded byKelton B. Miller
Tax Assessor for the City of
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
In office
1896–1900
Tax Collector for the City of
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
In office
1892–1894
Personal details
Born(1863-01-09)January 9, 1863
DiedNovember 4, 1938(1938-11-04) (aged 75)
Resting placePittsfield Cemetery
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse
Elizabeth C. Wells
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(m. 1886)​
Alma materNew Marlborough Academy
ProfessionEditor of the Connecticut Western News of Canaan, Connecticut;
Employed Kellogg Shoe Company (in 1882)
Agent of the Berkshire Life Insurance Co.
Proprietor of the Sisson/Robinson Company (manufacturing paper boxes).
From 1904 founder and proprietor of the Sisson Buick Co.

Harry Dwight Sisson (January 9, 1863 – November 4, 1938) was an American businessman and politician who served as the eighth mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts from 1903 to 1904.

Biography

Sisson was a member of the Sons of Veterans. In 1919, he was elected to a one year term as national commander-in-chief of the organization.

Sisson's parents were Henry Dwight Sisson (1836–1914) and Emilie Persis Spaulding (1836–1923). Sisson married Elizabeth C. Wells (1860–1955) on February 17, 1886. He is buried in the Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Howard, Richard T. (1937), Public officials of Massachusetts 1937–1938, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 277
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1903–1904 		Succeeded by


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