E. Leroy Sweetser
E. Leroy Sweetser | |
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From 1919's Welcome Home Souvenir Book In Honor of Everett's Soldiers and Sailors | |
| Born | September 25, 1869 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1951 (aged 81) Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Buried | Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Service | United States Army Massachusetts National Guard |
| Years of service | 1893–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Company B, 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, Massachusetts National Guard Adjutant General of Massachusetts 51st Depot Brigade 2nd Brigade, Corps and Army Troops 39th Infantry Brigade, 20th Division 20th Division |
| Wars | Spanish–American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Alma mater | Boston University School of Law (LL.B., 1897) |
| Spouse(s) |
Maud E. Pettengill
(m. 1899–1951) |
| Children | 1 |
| Other work | Attorney Judge Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries |
Elbridge Leroy Sweetser (September 25, 1869 – January 26, 1951) was a Massachusetts attorney, politician, judge, and military officer. An 1897 graduate of Boston University School of Law, he became a successful attorney in Everett. A Republican, Sweetser served as judge of the district court in Everett and Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries. He was a longtime member of the Massachusetts National Guard, and served as Adjutant General of Massachusetts during World War I.
A native of Medford, Massachusetts, Sweetser graduated from the Chauncy Hall School and Boston University School of Law, and practiced law in Everett, Massachusetts. A Republican, Sweetser served as an alderman and special justice of the Everett district court, and was the state's Commissioner of Labor and Industries from 1919 to 1931.
Sweetser served in the Massachusetts National Guard from 1893 to 1919, and advanced from private to brigadier general. After Spanish–American War service as an enlisted soldier, Sweetser received his commission and advanced through the ranks as commander of units including 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the Massachusetts National Guard's 2nd Brigade. He led his brigade on the Texas-Mexico border during the Pancho Villa Expedition, and served as Adjutant General of Massachusetts at the start of World War I. Sweetser commanded brigades during their wartime organization and training, and retired from the military at the end of the war.
In retirement, Sweetser continued to reside in Everett. He died in Everett on January 26, 1951. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.