Charles Bigelow (politician)
Charles Bigelow | |
|---|---|
| 4th Mayor of Houston | |
| In office January 6, 1840 – January 15, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Lively |
| Succeeded by | John Day Andrews |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1805 Northborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1885 (aged 80) Grafton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Cynthia Greenwood Warren
(m. 1829; died 1849)Harriet Caroline Taft
(m. 1849) |
Charles Grafton Bigelow (July 15, 1805 – October 27, 1885) was a businessman who served a single one-year term as the fourth mayor of Houston, Texas, from January 6, 1840, to January 15, 1841, before serving as a colonel in the Mexican-American War.
Bigelow Street in Houston's Near Northside neighborhood is named in his honor.