Nathaniel Silsbee, Jr. | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Essex district |
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5th Mayor of Salem, MA | |
In office 1849 – 1851 Salem, Massachusetts |
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Preceded by | Joseph S. Cabot |
Succeeded by | David Pingree |
11th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts |
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In office 1858 – 1859 |
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Preceded by | William S. Messervy |
Succeeded by | Stephen Palfrey Webb |
Member of the Salem, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen |
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In office 1851–1852 |
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Personal details | |
Born | December 28, 1804 Salem, Mass. |
Died | July 9, 1881 Milton, Mass. |
(aged 76)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Marianne Cabot |
Relations |
Nathaniel Silsbee father Jared Sparks brother in law. |
Alma mater | Harvard |
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.
Silsbee was born on December 28, 1804 to former U.S. Senator Nathaniel Silsbee and Mary (Crowninshield) Silsbee.
Silsbee married Ann Cabot Devereux on November 9, 1829 in Salem, Essex Co., Mass. She was born Feb. 6, 1812 in Salem.