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]
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[4] | |
| In office 1858[3]–1859[3] | |
| 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 |
Early life
editSilsbee was born on December 28, 1804, to former U.S. Senator Nathaniel Silsbee and Mary (Crowninshield) Silsbee.[6]
Family life
editSilsbee married Ann Cabot Devereux on November 9, 1829, in Salem, Essex Co., Mass. She was born Feb. 6, 1812 in Salem.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Salem City Council (1867), Municipal register, for 1867, Salem, MA: City of Salem, p. 18
- ^ a b 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