Josiah B. French

Josiah Bowers French (December 13, 1799 – August 21, 1876) was a bank president who served as the seventh mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Josiah Bowers French
7th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
In office
1849–1850
Preceded byJefferson Bancroft
Succeeded byJames H.B. Ayer
Personal details
BornDecember 13, 1799
DiedAugust 21, 1876
Political partyCoalitionist
Spouse(s)Mary Anne Stevens,[1] m. April 6th 1823.
ChildrenMary 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,[1] born December 20th 1840;
Francis Maria French, born 20 April 20th 1843

Family life

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

Mayor of Lowell

French was elected mayor of Lowell in 1848; he was re-elected mayor in December 1849.[2]

References
  1. Daughters of the American Revolution (1902), Lineage book, Volume XIV, Washington, D.C.: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 155
  2. The Hartford Courant (December 14, 1849), No Title, Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant, p. 2
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