Background
He was born in North East, New York in 1810.
He was born in North East, New York in 1810.
In the early 1830s, he studied medicine at Philadelphia Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 1851, Lockwood was appointed city health physician under Mayor James Wadsworth. He was elected as mayor of Buffalo on June 9, 1857 as the Democratic candidate. His term as mayor ended on January 3, 1859.
After his term expired, Lockwood resumed his medical practice.
He returned to Buffalo around 1842 and became a member of the Erie County Medical Society.