Benair C. Sawyer
The Honorable Benair C. Sawyer
Term: 1862 – 1864
Term: 1862 – 1864
A soap manufacturer, Benair Sawyer served on the Select and Common Councils while he made repeated efforts to win the Mayor’s Office. A republican, Sawyer was denied a second term after rumors of scandals in his office prevented him from winning.
