Robert A. Catchpole

Robert Abbott Catchpole (August 17, 1865 – March 8, 1942) was an English-American businessman and politician.

Life Catchpole was born on August 17, 1865, in London, England, the son of John Grayston Catchpole and Elizabeth Abbott. The family immigrated to America in 1879 and settled in Geneva, New York, where his father established a retail meat business.

Catchpole worked in his father's meat business, called John G. Catchpole & Son. After his father's death in 1919, he took over the business. In 1921, he sold it to former employees L. D. McMann and C. E. Cowan. He was also a director of the Geneva Trust Company. He was city fire commissioner from 1896 to 1902 and park commissioner from 1904 to 1910. In 1921, he was elected mayor of Geneva, an office he held for two years. 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933. In 1941, he became the city assessor.