Alba Honeywell

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Alba Honeywell (December 15, 1821 – February 4, 1916) was an American politician, editor, and landowner. He served as the second mayor of Hoopeston, Illinois, from 1879 to 1880. Born in New York to abolitionist parents, he was educated at Oneida Institute under the preceptorship of Beriah Green. Afterwards, he taught from multiple academic institutions within the community before being appointed delegate for the Buffalo convention. Afterwards, he was employed as editor of many publications, including the National Anti-Slavery Standard before moving to Iroquois County in Illinois, where he then worked as a landowner. He became the mayor of Hoopeston from 1879 to 1880 and finally continued working as a landowner during his final years.

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