Charles E. Hibbard
| Charles Edmund Hibbard | |
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| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention | |
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In office June 6, 1917 – August 13, 1919 |
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Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
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In office 1891–1891 |
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| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | Jabez L. Peck |
| District Attorney for Hampden and Berkshire Counties, Massachusetts | |
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In office 1888–1893 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew J. Waterman |
| Succeeded by | Charles L. Gardner |
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| Born | March 15, 1844 Farmington Falls, Maine |
| Died | August 11, 1922 Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Hayden |
| Children | Charles Lovejoy Hibbard; Mary Page Hibbard; Frederic Walbridge Hibbard |
| Alma mater | Phillips Andover, Amherst College |
Charles Edmund Hibbard (March 15, 1844 – August 11, 1922) was an American lawyer, banker and politician who served as the Western Massachusetts District Attorney and as the first Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Hibbard was born on March 15, 1844 in Farmington Falls, Maine, he attended Phillips Andover and graduated from Amherst College in 1867. After he graded from Amherst College Hibbard began his study of the law in the office of William Collamer, Hibbard later finished his course of legal study with William M. Rogers of Methuen, Massachusetts.
On February 2, 1870 Hibbard married Henrietta Hayden in her hometown of Montpelier, Vermont, they had three children, Charles Lovejoy Hibbard and Mary Page Hibbard, and Frederic Walbridge Hibbard.
Hibbard was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar on April 21, 1869 however he first worked as a lawyer in Tama, Iowa after about two years in Iowa Hibbard moved to Boston, and then in 1881 moved to Lee, Massachusetts, finally in 1887 he moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
In addition to his work as a lawyer, Hibbard was also involved in banking, he served as a trustee of the Lee Savings Bank, and as the president of the Berkshire Loan and Trust.
In 1884 Hubbard ran for the office of the District Attorney for the Western District (which consisted of Hampden and Berkshire Counties), he lost that election to Andrew J. Waterman. In 1887 Hibbard ran once again for the District Attorney position this time he won defeating his opponent Judge James R. Dunbar, Hibbard was reelected three years later defeating William H. Brooks, Hibbard served a total of six years as District Attorney.
In 1890 Hibbard was elected the first mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, serving a one-year term in 1891.
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