▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁with ▁Edward ▁George ▁Wright . ▁So ▁that ▁his ▁children ▁could ▁learn ▁Heb rew , ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Beth ▁El ▁Syn agog ue ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Ash bur ton ▁once ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁give ▁tu ition . ▁ ▁Fried land er ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ash bur ton . ▁He ▁first ▁cont ested ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁Joseph ▁I v ess ▁by ▁ 9 1 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 8 4 ; ▁Fried land er ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁Fried land er ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁uno pp osed . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁his ▁successor , ▁Donald ▁William son , ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December . ▁Fried land er ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁mayor alty ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁uno pp osed ; ▁he ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁uno pp osed . ▁At ▁the ▁bor ough ▁council ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁an ▁ur gent ▁trip ▁to ▁England ▁for ▁business ▁purposes ▁was ▁required ▁( with ▁him ▁leaving ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ); ▁the