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Lowell
Incorporated as a town, March 1, 1826; as a city, April 1, 1836.
Population in 1860, 36,827; in 1865, 31,004.
Valuation in 1860, $20,894,207; in 1865, $20,980,041.
In 1861, Benjamin C. Sargeant, mayor; Samuel T. Manahan, Jonathan P. Folsom, James Watson, William G. Morse, Hocum Hosford, Aldis L. Waite, Sager Ashworth, William S. Gardner, aldermen.
In 1862, Hocum Hosford, mayor; Mertoun C. Bryant, Edwin A. Alger, James B. Francis, William A. Burke, Isaac F. Scripture, Aldis L. Waite, Albert Wheeler, Jonathan P. Folsom, aldermen.
In 1863, Hocum Hosford, mayor; James B. Francis, Edwin A. Alger, Abiel Pevey, William A. Burke, Isaac F. Scripture, Otis Allen, Albert Wheeler, William Nichols, aldermen.
In 1864, Hocum Hosford, mayor; William S. Southworth, James B. Francis, Dana B. Gore, William T. McNeill, George W. Norris, George Runels, Cyrus H. Latham, George F. Richardson, aldermen.
In 1865, Josiah G. Peabody, mayor; Edward F. Watson, George W. Morris, Dana B. Gov