Benjamin Hitchings Jr. (January 12, 1813 – January 13, 1893) was an American shoe manufacturer and politician who served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Benjamin Hitchings Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Saugus | |
| In office 1841–1841 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Dizer |
| Succeeded by | Stephen E. Hawkes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1813 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 13, 1893 (aged 80) Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery Saugus, Massachusetts |
| Spouse | Esther C. Carlton (1840-1893; his death) |
| Relations | John B. Hitchings (brother) Otis M. Hitchings (brother) Charles S. Hitchings (nephew) |
| Occupation | Shoe manufacturer |
Hitchings was born on January 12, 1813, in Lynn, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Jane Hitchings.[1] The Hitchings family soon moved to Saugus, Massachusetts, where Benjamin Hitchings Sr. started a shoe manufacturing business.[2] On September 6, 1840, Hitchings married Esther C. Carlton. They had two daughters.[3] In 1841, Hitchings represented Saugus in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[4] Hitchings died on January 13, 1893. [5]
References
edit- ^ Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Essex Institute. 1905. p. 191. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Atherton, Horace H. (1915). History of Saugus, Massachusetts. Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade. p. 43. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Vital Records of Saugus, Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute. 1907. pp. 16, 33. ISBN 9780883890783. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Robinson, E. P. (1885). "Sketch of Saugus". The Bay State Monthly. 2: 150. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "John B Hitchings". BillionGraves.com. BillionGraves.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.