John Damrell
American, 1829 - 1905
Person TypeIndividual
Last Updated8/7/24
London, 1845 - 1927, Clonmel, Ireland
Canandaigua, New York, 1840 - 1931, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Cambridge, 1827 - 1908, Cambridge
Biography"John Damrell was Boston's Fire Chief during the Great Fire of 1872 and later became Inspector of Buildings during the 1880's. Damrell brought a new level of professionalism and organization to firefighting and was instrumental in creating modern building codes at the national level." accessed online at https://boston1872.docema.com/Damrell_timeline.html 9/15/2021 S.McKenna