Benjamin Franklin Mudge
Former Mayor of Lynn
Benjamin Franklin Mudge was an American lawyer, geologist and teacher. Briefly the mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts, he later moved to Kansas where he was appointed the first State Geologist. He led the first geological survey of the state in 1864,... Wikipedia
Born: August 11, 1817, Orrington, ME
Died: November 21, 1879 (age 62 years), Manhattan, KS
Education: Wesleyan University
Previous office: Mayor of Lynn (1852–1853)
Spouse: Mary Beckford (m. 1842)