Samuel Howell Ashbridge | |
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| 78th Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| In office April 3, 1899 – April 5, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Warwick |
| Succeeded by | John Weaver |
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| Born | December 5, 1848 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | March 24, 1906 (aged 57) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Republican |
Samuel Howell Ashbridge (December 5, 1848 – March 1, 1906) was an American politician. He served one term as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1899 to 1903. He was one of the mayors excoriated in Shame of the Cities, a series by muckraker Lincoln Steffens on municipal corruption. A report by the Philadelphia Municipal League referred to his administration as “a crew of municipal pirates.”