Daniel England
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Daniel England was an American
merchant and politician
who served as the 7th Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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on July 1, 1868. He was educated in the public schools.
At the time of his death England was the vice president and treasurer of the England Brothers department store.
Common Council where he served on the Financial and Fire Department Committees.
, where he served on the Committee on Railroads.
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United States
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merchant and politician
Politician
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who served as the 7th Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
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Early life
England was born in Pittsfield, MassachusettsPittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
on July 1, 1868. He was educated in the public schools.
Business career
In 1892 England entered into the dry goods business with the firm of England Brothers.At the time of his death England was the vice president and treasurer of the England Brothers department store.
Pittsfield Common Council
In 1897 England served on the PittsfieldPittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
Common Council where he served on the Financial and Fire Department Committees.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In 1898 England served in the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesMassachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, where he served on the Committee on Railroads.
Mayor of Pittsfield
In 1902 England served as the 7th Mayor of Pittsfield, MassachusettsPittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
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Marriage
On June 16, 1908 England married Myra Lewl Bendell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Herman Bendell, at her family home on Capital Hill in Albany, New YorkAlbany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
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