Mayor William Sargent Ladd

1826 - 1893  (66 years)

• Name	William Sargent Ladd
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	10 Oct 1826	Holland, Orleans County, Vermont
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	6254117
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6254117
  Died	6 Jan 1893	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  Buried	Aft 6 Jan 1893	River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  Person ID	I11858	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2017

  
  

  Family	Caroline Ames Elliott,   b. 18 Mar 1827, Canterbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire ,   d. 23 Oct 1909, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon  (Age 82 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1854	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
  Children	1. Charles Elliott Ladd,   b. 5 Aug 1857,   d. 20 Mar 1920  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F5615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Oct 1826 - Holland, Orleans County, Vermont Married - 17 Oct 1854 - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Died - 6 Jan 1893 - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Buried - Aft 6 Jan 1893 - River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Portland Mayor, Businessman. Arriving in Portland, Oregon in 1851, and became an influential merchant in the development of the community. Active in politics, he became Mayor of Portland in 1854. In 1859 he formed Ladd and Tilton Bank with a partner, providing working capital to the growing businesses of Oregon. Four years after his death, William Ladd's grave was robbed of the body with the intention of ransom. Reburial included filling the grave with cement to prevent further disturbance.