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Caleb Stetson

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Caleb Stetson
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Norfolk district
In office
1853
Personal details
BornJanuary 6, 1801
Braintree, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 1885
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSusannah Hunt
ChildrenAlbert Everett Stetson
ResidenceBraintree, Massachusetts
OccupationShoe Manufacturer
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Caleb Stetson (January 6, 1801 – January 1885) was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, in 1852 he was elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the legislature he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Banking. He was a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. He was also an early promoter and president of the South Shore Railroad.[1] He lost property in the Great fire of Boston.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Caleb Stetson bio
  2. ^ "Great fire of 1872".

The reference for Caleb Stetson is https://books.google.com/books?id=A3MtAAAAYAAJ&q=caleb+stetson&pg=PA20

Bibliography

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  • Annual Obituary Notices of Eminent Persons who Have Died in the United States p. 346 By Nathan Crosby (1858).
  • History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I. By Duane Hamilton Hurd pp. 131–132. (1884).
  • Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Begun and Held in Boston, on the Fourth Day of May, 1853 By Massachusetts Constitutional Convention p. 53, 191(1853).