Nathaniel Silsbee Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Essex district | |
| 5th Mayor of Salem, MA[1] | |
| In office 1849[1] – 1851 Salem, Massachusetts[2] | |
| Preceded by | Joseph S. Cabot |
| Succeeded by | David Pingree |
| 11th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts[3] | |
| In office 1858[4]–1859[4] | |
| Preceded by | William S. Messervy |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Palfrey Webb |
| Member of the Salem, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[5] | |
| In office 1851–1852 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1804 Salem, Mass. |
| Died | July 9, 1881 (aged 76) Milton, Mass. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Marianne Cabot |
| Relations | Nathaniel Silsbee father Jared Sparks brother in law. |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
Nathaniel Silsbee Jr. (December 28, 1804 – July 9, 1881) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and twice as the Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and was for many years the treasurer of Harvard.[6]
Early life
Silsbee was born on December 28, 1804, to former U.S. Senator Nathaniel Silsbee and Mary (Crowninshield) Silsbee.[6]
Family life
Silsbee married Ann Cabot Devereux on November 9, 1829, in Salem, Essex Co., Mass. She was born Feb. 6, 1812 in Salem.[7]
References
- 1 2 Capen, Naphen (1850), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1850, Vol. IV, Boston, MA: James French, p. 279
- ↑ Capen, Naphen (1851), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1851 Vol. V, Boston, MA: James French, p. 297
- ↑ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 225
- 1 2 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 227
- ↑ Salem City Council (1867), Municipal register, for 1867, Salem, MA: City of Salem, p. 18
- 1 2 Essex Institute (1878), Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. XV, Salem, Ma.: The Essex Institute, p. 304
- ↑ Salem Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 page 295
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