Socrates Tuttle (November 19, 1819 – February 12, 1885) was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, from 1871 to 1872.[1]

Socrates Tuttle
Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey
In office
1871–1872
Preceded byJohn Ryle
Succeeded byNathaniel Townsend
Personal details
Born(1819-11-19)November 19, 1819
Colebrook, New Hampshire
DiedFebruary 12, 1885(1885-02-12) (aged 65)
Paterson, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Winters
Children2, including Jennie Tuttle Hobart
Professionpolitician

Biography

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He was born on November 19, 1819, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Horatio Tuttle and Betsey Thomas. He had two children, Hobart Tuttle and Jennie Tuttle Hobart.[2] He died of angina pectoris in 1885.

References

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  1. ^ "Death of Ex-Mayor Socrates Tuttle". Paterson Daily Press. February 13, 1885. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Like sudden extinction of an electric light was the death of Socrates .... was one of the directors of the Old Ladies Home and took a lively interest that ...
  2. ^ "Hobart Tuttle Dies. Half Brother of Mrs. G.A. Hobart Had Just Left Broker's Office". The New York Times. October 23, 1929. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Tuttle was born in Paterson, the son of the late Socrates Tuttle, former mayor of Paterson and a prominent lawyer. In the war Tuttle and his wife ...