John H. Waterhouse

John H. Waterhouse
John H. Waterhouse
7th Mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts[1]
	In office; 1909[1] – 1910[1]
Preceded by	Frank D. Stafford
Succeeded by	Charles L. Frink
Personal details
Born	March 1, 1870; East Greenwich, New York[2]
Died	April 29, 1948 (aged 78)[1][2]; Springfield, Massachusetts[2]
Political party	Republican[2][3]
Spouse(s)	Charlotte Archer, (d. 1913)[2]
Children	John A. Waterhouse;[2][4]; William S. Waterhouse;[2][4] ; Charlotte L. Waterhouse[4][5]
Residence	1431 Massachusetts Avenue, North Adams, Massachusetts, (1920)[4] (1930)[5]
Profession	Wool Manufacturer[2]

John H. Waterhouse was an American businessman and politician who served as the 7th Mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts.

Mayoral Elections

1908 Election

Waterhouse was elected Mayor of North Adams in the election held on December 15, 1908.[2][6]

1909 Election

Waterhouse was reelected in December 1909.[3] In 1909 he defeated the Democratic party candidate, John H. Riley, by a majority of 262 votes. The vote totals were 1648 for Waterhouse, and 1386 for Riley.[2][3]

Business career

Waterhouse began his career in the wool industry working at a wool mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[2] Waterhouse was, with Theodore Howard,[7] a member of the manufacturing firm of Waterhouse and Howard which, in 1905[7] leased the Eagle Mill[7] in North Adams and operated it as a wollen mill.[7][8] Waterhouse was the operator of Blackinton Woolen Mill in North Adams from 1910 to its liquidation in 1939.[1]

Waterhouse & Howard Mill, on North Eagle Street, North Adams, Massachusetts

Notes

The Hartford Courant (May 1, 1948), Obituary – John H. Waterhouse, Hartford, Conn.: The Hartford Courant, p. 4.
Special to The New York Times, John H. Waterhouse, New York, New York: The New York Times
Christian Science Monitor (December 22, 1909), "REELECT NORTH ADAMS MAYOR.", Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 10
Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Bureau of the Census (1920), 1920 United States Federal Census Enumeration District: 84, Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, p. Census Place: North Adams Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_681; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 30.
Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Bureau of the Census (1930), 1930 United States Federal Census Enumeration District: 84, Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, p. 1930; Census Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 884; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 30
The New York Times (December 16, 1908), "NORTH ADAMS Mass.", The New York Times, New York City
Campanile, Robert (2007), North Adams, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, p. 31.
Arnold, N. H. (May 1908), T. R. MacMechen (ed.), The American Aeronaut and Aerostatist, Vol. I, No 5, A Balloon Christening, Saint Louis, Missouri: Greeley Printery, p. 171.

Political offices
Preceded by Frank D. Stafford	7th Mayor of North Adams, Massachusetts 1909–1910	Succeeded by Charles L. Frink

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[HCt5148p4_68-1] The Hartford Courant (May 1, 1948), Obituary – John H. Waterhouse, Hartford, Conn.: The Hartford Courant, p. 4.

[NYT1948-2] Special to The New York Times, John H. Waterhouse, New York, New York: The New York Times

[CSMH12-22-1909p10-3] Christian Science Monitor (December 22, 1909), "REELECT NORTH ADAMS MAYOR.", Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 10

[14thcensusNtAdams1,Pge:_6B-4] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Bureau of the Census (1920), 1920 United States Federal Census Enumeration District: 84, Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, p. Census Place: North Adams Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_681; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 30.

[15thcensusNtAdams,Pge:_4A-5] Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Bureau of the Census (1930), 1930 United States Federal Census Enumeration District: 84, Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, p. 1930; Census Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 884; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 30

[NYT12-16-1908-6] The New York Times (December 16, 1908), "NORTH ADAMS Mass.", The New York Times, New York City

[NAdams_2007_p31-7] Campanile, Robert (2007), North Adams, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, p. 31.

[AAAMay-1908-8] Arnold, N. H. (May 1908), T. R. MacMechen (ed.), The American Aeronaut and Aerostatist, Vol. I, No 5, A Balloon Christening, Saint Louis, Missouri: Greeley Printery, p. 171.