William B. Castle
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'''William Bainbridge Castle''' ([[November 30]], [[1814]]–[[February 28]], [[1872]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] of the [[United States Whig Party|Whig Party]] who served as the 11th and final mayor of [[Ohio City (Cuyahoga County), Ohio|Ohio City]] from [[1853]] to [[1854]] and the 14th [[List of Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio|mayor]] of [[Cleveland, Ohio]] from [[1855]] and [[1856]].
Castle was born in [[Essex, Vermont]], moved to [[Toronto]] in [[1815]], and in [[1827]], settled in Cleveland. With his father Jonathan, Castle opened Cleveland's first lumberyard. William's father died 2 years later, leaving the business to his son.[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lornalmansfield&id=I6012] After his father's death, he moved back to [[Ontario]] and then moved to Ohio City in [[1839]]. He entered politics and quickly rose to prominence as a member of the Ohio City Common Council. In [[1853]], he was elected was the city's mayor and helped in writing the [[1854]] agreement to merge Cleveland and Ohio City. In [[1855]], he became mayor of Cleveland.
On July 21, 1862, William B. Castle as chairman of the District Military Committee, Cleveland, sent a letter to Governor [[David Tod]], enclosing a copy of a resolution recommending that the appointment of company officers for the [[103rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry]].[http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/civilwar/sa0147/43_04.cfm]
Mr. Castle was married in December, 1836, to Miss Mary Derby, who died in Canada in the following year. In 1840, he was married to Miss Mary H. Newell, of Vermont, by whom he has had one son W.W. Castle and three daughters. The oldest daughter was wife of Mr. Robert R. Rhodes, of Cleveland.[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/8clev10h.htm]
Mayor Castle was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1868.[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castle.html#RRZ1ADFGY]
William B. Castle was a long time member of the [[Vestry]] and Senior Warden of the [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio)]]. There is a large historic marker on the eastern wall of the church in his honor. Dates for marriages of his children are in the memorial stained glass windows of St. John's.[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igmpostem.cgi?op=show&app=njpatrn¬ify=5k9IxrvKBmoeXsl4-TAYQB&key=I027206&return=%3Ca+href%3D%22%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Figm%2Ecgi%3Fop%3DGET%26amp%3Bdb%3Dnjpatrn%26amp%3Bid%3DI027206%22%3EReturn+to+WorldConnect%3C%2Fa%3E] Mayor Castle was interred in the [[Lake View Cemetery]], in Cleveland, Ohio.
==References==
* ''The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History'' by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor) ISBN 0-253-33056-4
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before= [[Benjamin Sheldon]] |
title= [[List of Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio#Mayors of Ohio City|Mayor of Ohio City]] |
years= [[1853]]–[[1854]] |
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before= [[Abner C. Brownell]] |
title= [[List of Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio|Mayor of Cleveland]] |
years= [[1855]]–[[1856]] |
after= [[Samuel Starkweather]]
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==External links==
*[http://www.clevelandmemory.org/ebooks/kennedy/c13.html Mayor William B. Castle]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7515776 William B. Castle at Findagrave.com]
*[http://www.deadohio.com/lakeview2.htm Lake View Cemetery sculptures]
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