Charles Hicks Saunders (November 10, 1821 – December 5, 1901) was a
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politician who served on the Common Council, Board of Aldermen and as the
Mayor
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of
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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. Saunders was the son of William Saunders, a housewright and cabinet maker in Cambridge, and Sarah Flagg. Through his Sarah Flagg Saunders, Charles Hicks Saunders was the great-grandson of John Hicks, an American Patriot killed by the British in
Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 census.
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during the British retreat from Concord. He was married to Mary Brooks, née Ball, in 1849.
The Saunders family home now houses the admissions offices for
Lesley University
Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018-19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students (2,707 undergraduate and 3,886 graduate).
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in Cambridge.
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1821 births
1901 deaths
Mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massachusetts city council members
19th-century American politicians
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