Levi S. Gould
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| 1st Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts | |
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In office January 1, 1900 – January 1, 1901 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | John Larrabee |
| Chairman of the Middlesex County Commissioners |
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In office January 1897 – March 22, 1917 |
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| Member of the Middlesex County Commission |
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In office January 1897 – March 22, 1917 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1868 – 1869 |
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| Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Melrose, Massachusetts |
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In office 1885 – 1889 |
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| Member of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Melrose, Massachusetts |
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In office 1885 – 1892 |
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| Member of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Melrose, Massachusetts |
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In office 1869 – 1869 |
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| Town Meeting Moderator of the Town Meeting for the Town of Melrose, Massachusetts |
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In office 1865 – 1899 |
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| Succeeded by | None - office abolished |
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| Born | March 27, 1831 Dixmont, Maine |
| Died | March 22, 1917 Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Eliza Payne |
| Children | Mary Pearl Gould, b. September 5, 1862 ; Annie Elizabeth Gould, b. April 30, 1866. |
| Residence | 280 Main Street, Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Shoemaker |
| Profession | Bookkeeper, Accountant; Furniture manufacturer |
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Levi Swanton Gould (March 27, 1831 – March 22, 1917) was an American businessman and politician who served as a member, and chairman of the Middlesex County, Massachusetts county commission, and as the first mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts.
Gould was born to Dr. Levi Gould and Elizabeth Webb (Whitmore) Gould in Dixmont, Maine on March 27, 1831. When he was six months old his family moved to his father's home town of Stoneham, Massachusetts. In 1843 his family moved to the Town of North Malden, (now the City of Melrose,Massachusetts). Gould was educated in the public schools of North Malden and at Waitt's and Ingalls' academies in Melrose.
Gould married Mary Eliza Payne the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Vose) Payne on February 23, 1860. They had two children, Mary Pearl Gould, born on September 5, 1862, and Annie Elizabeth Gould, born April 30, 1866.
In 1866 Gould became connected with the F. M. Holmes & Company. F. M. Holmes & Company, was a business that manufactured and sold furniture. 1878 Gould purchased F. M. Holmes and Company and ran it as the F. M. Holmes Furniture Company. The F. M. Holmes Furniture Company factory was in Charlestown, and its warehouse and salesroom was in Boston.
Gould died in Melrose, Massachusetts on March 22, 1917.
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