Roland G. Usher

For his grandson, the professor of history, see Roland G. Usher (historian).

Roland Greene Usher[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
5th Council District
11th Mayor[2]
of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
January 1, 1866 – January 4, 1869
Preceded byPeter M. Neal
Succeeded byJames N. Buffum
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[3]
Personal details
BornJanuary 6, 1823[1]
Medford, Massachusetts[1][2]
DiedMarch 5, 1894(1894-03-05) (aged 71)[2]
Political partyRepublican[4]
Spouse(s)Carolyn M. Mudge, June 5, 1844[5]
ChildrenCaroline A. Usher; Abbott L. Usher; Edward P. Usher; Caroline M. Usher[5]
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union[2]
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Roland Greene Usher (January 6, 1823 – March 5, 1895) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the 11th[2] Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Early life

Usher was born on January 6, 1823[1] to Eleazer[2] and Fanny (Bucknan) Usher[5] in Medford, Massachusetts.[1][2]

Family life

Usher married Carolyn M. Mudge on June 5, 1844,[5] they had four children, Caroline A. Usher; Abbott L. Usher; Edward P. Usher; Caroline M. Usher.[5] Roland G. Usher, Junior (1880-1957) was his grandson, son of Edward P. Usher.[6]

Civil War service

During the American Civil War, Usher was Paymaster-in-Chief of the Department of the Gulf.[2]

Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison

In 1883 Usher was appointed warden of the Massachusetts state prison by Governor Butler, Usher served as warden until 1886.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 261
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Boston Daily Globe (March 6, 1895), "COL R. G. USHER DEAD. Served in City Government of Lynn and as Mayor. West to the Front at Breaking Out of War and Won Distinction. Was Paymaster-in-Chief of the Famous Department of the Gulf.", The Boston Daily Globe, Boston, MA, p. 3
  3. ^ Dawley, Alan (2000), Class and Community: the industrial revolution in Lynn, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, p. 103
  4. ^ Dawley, Alan (2000), Class and Community: the industrial revolution in Lynn, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, p. 106
  5. ^ a b c d e Brooks, Charles (1886), History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first Settlement in 1630 to 1855, Revised, Enlarged, and Brought Down to 1885 by James M. Usher, Boston, MA: Rand, Avery, & Company., p. 576
  6. ^ "Roland Greene Usher". ancestors.familysearch.org. Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
  7. ^ The New York Times (May 18, 1886), "WARDEN USHER RETIRES.", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 1
Political offices
Preceded by 11th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
January 1, 1866
to
January 4, 1869 		Succeeded by