Henry Ledyard | |
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Mayor of Detroit | |
In office 1855–1855 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Moulton Hyde |
Succeeded by | Oliver Moulton Hyde |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Brockholst Ledyard March 5, 1812 New York City, U.S. |
Died | June 7, 1880 London, England | (aged 68)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Matilda Frances Cass
(m. 1839) |
Children | 5, including Lewis |
Parent(s) | Benjamin Ledyard Susan French Livingston |
Relatives | Henry Livingston (grandfather) Lewis Cass (father-in-law) |
Alma mater | Columbia College |
Henry Brockholst Ledyard Sr. (March 5, 1812 – June 7, 1880) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and a state senator, briefly served as assistant secretary under Secretary of State Lewis Cass, and was the president of the Newport Hospital and the Redwood Library in Newport, Rhode Island.