Samuel Calley
Samuel Calley | |
|---|---|
| 18th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1872–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Nathanial Brown |
| Succeeded by | William Cogswell |
| 21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1881[1]–1882[1] | |
| Preceded by | Henry K. Oliver |
| Succeeded by | William M. Hill |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives House of Representatives|Massachusetts House of Representatives House of Representatives]] | |
| In office 1870[1]–1871[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1821[1] Salem, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | January 1, 1883[1] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Profession | House Painter[1] |
Samuel Calley (April 13, 1821 – January 1, 1883) was a Massachusetts house painter[1] and politician who served as the eighteenth and twenty second Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1870 to 1871.[1]
Death
Calley committed suicide by hanging himself from a step ladder.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume I, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 226.
- ^ The Boston Globe (January 2, 1883), "SUICIDE IN SALEM.
Ex-Mayor Samuel Calley Hangs Himself from a Step-Ladder. Action by the City Council.", The Boston Globe., Boston, MA, p. 4.
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