death_place death_date predecessor birth_place successor religion children party office footnotes birth_date term spouse article_title name
buffalo , new york 13 september 1862 samuel wilkeson framingham , massachusetts pierre a. barker episcopalian eleven children whig mayor of buffalo http://www.buffalonian.com/history/industry/mayors/trowbridge.htm , the only complete history of the mayor 's of josiah buffalo , new york , compiled by michael rizzo the trowbridge buffalonian is produced by the peoples history union 2009-05-27 through the mayor 's eyes september 29 , 1785 march 14 , 1837 -- december 21 , 1837 margaret wintermute josiah trowbridge
 josiah trowbridge
josiah trowbridge

josiah trowbridge -lrb- 1785 -- 1862 -rrb- was mayor of buffalo , new york , serving in 1837 .
he was born in framingham , massachusetts on september 29 , 1785 .
in 1808 or 1809 , he was licensed to practice as a physician and began work in weathersfield , vermont .
he arrived at buffalo in 1811 .
during the war of 1812 , he joined the buffalo light artillery company and tended to the wounded during the first assault on black rock and during the burning of the village on december 31 , 1813 , trowbridge was one of the last to leave , helping to secure the safety of the women and children .
on september 22 , 1813 , he married margaret wintermute of fort erie , ontario .
he was among the many of buffalo 's early pioneers who suffered from the economic collapse of 1836 -- 1837 , and from the speculation of benjamin rathbun .
in 1816 , he was elected as the first treasurer of the village of buffalo , then elected supervisor of buffalo in 1823 , 1825 , and 1827 .
he was elected mayor by the common council and accepted the office of mayor on march 14 , 1837 .
during his term , several new positions with the city were created , including superintendent of schools and the office of police justice .
also during his short term , the canadian revolutionary movement , or `` patriot war '' resulted in so much unrest in the city that it was becoming difficult to keep order .
on june 17 , 1837 he took a leave of absence and resigned as mayor on december 21 , 1837 .
the council appointed alderman pierre a. barker as mayor `` pro tem '' .
trowbridge resumed his medical practice and was actively engaged in his profession for 50 years .
in 1839 he was president , and from 1843 to 1853 , librarian , of the erie county medical society and , in 1845 , served as the first president of the buffalo medical association .
in 1847 , was elected the first president of the buffalo general hospital and was on the medical board of the buffalo hospital of the sisters of charity .
he died september 13 , 1862 , and was buried from st. paul 's cathedral to forest lawn cemetery .
