Editing William Hazard Northup

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| subject_name   =William Hazard Northup
| image_name     =WHNorthup.jpg
| image_size     =225px
| image_caption  =
| date_of_birth  =[[January 28]], [[1848]]<ref>[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=:1512815&id=I65716864 RootsWeb]</ref>
| place_of_birth =South Kingstown, Rhode Island
| date_of_death  =[[1925]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation     =Sea captain, businessman<br/>[[Mayor of Pensacola]]
| religion       =
| spouse         =Harriet Saunders
| parents        =
| children       =Edwin Saunders Northup
}}
'''William Hazard Northup''' was a sea captain and businessman who served as [[Mayor of Pensacola]].

==Early life==
Northup ran away to sea at an early age and by the age of 21 was captain of a coastwise schooner.  Northup was acquainted with [[E. E. Saunders]] in New England; Saunders moved to Pensacola in [[1868]] and Northup followed in the early 1870s.<ref>[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#w_h_northup Pensacola & Florida Civic/Government Heritage in St. John's Historic Cemetery]</ref>

==In Pensacola==
After settling in Pensacola, Northup established a livery and undertaking business under the name Northup and Wood.

In [[1897]], Northup and others organized the [[Pensacola Electric Terminal Railway Company]] to take over the assets of the [[Pensacola Terminal Company]] and operate the [[Pensacola streetcar system]].

Northup, a Republican, was elected [[Mayor of Pensacola]] in [[1897]] and served through [[1898]].

In [[1907]], President [[Wikipedia:Theodore Roosevelt]] appointed Northup Collector of Customs at the [[Port of Pensacola]]. The next president, [[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft|William Howard Taft]], appointed Northup Postmaster.

Before his death, Northup sold his undertaking business to [[T. M. Lloyd]].

==Personal life==
Northup married his friend [[E. E. Saunders]]' sister Harriet. The couple had a son, Edwin Saunders Northup.

The Northup home at 203 West [[Gregory Street]] was restored and operates as the [[Pensacola Victorian Bed & Breakfast]].

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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Northup, William Hazard]] [[Category:Republican politicians|Northup, William Hazard]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Northup, William Hazard]]