Walter L. Ramsdell

Walter L. Ramsdell
28th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1897[1]–1898[1]
Preceded by	Eugene A. Besson[1]
Succeeded by	William Shepherd[1]
Personal details
Born	(1860-06-26)June 26, 1860 Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Died	August 25, 1909(1909-08-25) (aged 49) Danvers, Massachusetts
Political party	Democrat[2]
Occupation	Printer

Walter Lawrence Ramsdell (26 June 1860 – 25 August 1909) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the 28th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.^[3]

1898 Congressional Race

In 1898 Ramsdell was the nominee of the Democratic party for election to congress from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, losing to future Congressman Ernest W. Roberts.^[2]

He died in 1909 at Danvers.^[4]

Political offices
Preceded by Eugene A. Besson	Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts 1897 to 1898	Succeeded by William Shepherd

Notes

1. Arrington, Benjamin F. (1922), Municipal history of Essex County in Massachusetts, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company., p. 402
2. Boston Evening Transcript (October 14, 1905) [1898], WILL SUPPORT RAMSDELL - No Break Likely Among Lynn Democrats, Boston, MA: The Boston Evening Transcript, p. 6
3. Knights of Pythias. Supreme Lodge. Convention (1910). Official Record of Proceedings of ... Convention of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Vol. 26. Murphy-Travis Company. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
4. "Cambridge Chronicle 28 August 1909 — Cambridge Public Library". cambridge.dlconsulting.com. Retrieved 2014-11-17.

External links

• Mayors of the City of Lynn since its incorporation in 1850. From the official website of the City of Lynn.