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Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.

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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 byJoseph S. Cabot
Succeeded byDavid Pingree
11th Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts[4]
In office
1858[3]–1859[3]
Preceded byWilliam S. Messervy
Succeeded byStephen Palfrey Webb
Member of the
Salem, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[5]
In office
1851–1852
Personal details
BornDecember 28, 1804
Salem, Mass.
DiedJuly 9, 1881(1881-07-09) (aged 76)
Milton, Mass.
Political partyWhig
SpouseMarianne Cabot
RelationsNathaniel Silsbee father
Jared Sparks brother in law.
Alma materHarvard

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. ^ a b Capen, Naphen (1850), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1850, Vol. IV, Boston, MA: James French, p. 279.
  2. ^ Capen, Naphen (1851), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1851 Vol. V, Boston, MA: James French, p. 297.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Salem City Council (1867), Municipal register, for 1867, Salem, MA: City of Salem, p. 18.
  6. ^ a b Essex Institute (July and October, 1878), Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume XV, July and October, 1878. Nos 3, 4, Salem, Ma.: The Essex Institute, p. 304 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Salem Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 page 295
Political offices
Preceded by 5th Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts

1849–1851
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William S. Messervy
11th Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts

1858–1859
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Essex district
Succeeded by