Josiah B. French
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Josiah Bowers French was a bank president who served as the seventh Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...

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Family life

French married Mary Anne Stevens of Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,243 at the 2010 census. It is the only town named Billerica in the United States and borrows its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.- History :...

 on April 6th 1823, they had nine children Mary Ann French, born September 19th 1823, Josiah Stevens French born 30 September 30th 1825, Harriet Stevens French born 27 August 27th 1827, Josiah Bowers French born January 8th 1830, Samuel Lawrence French born September 25th 1832, Luther Bartlett French born 25 October 25th 1834, Sarah Josephine French born March 3rd 1838, Catherine Isabella French born December 20th 1840 and Francis Maria French born 20 April 20th 1843.

Mayor of Lowell

Bowers was elected mayor of Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...

in 1848, he was re elected mayor in December of 849.
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