Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.
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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]
Quick Facts Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Essex district, 5th Mayor of Salem, MA ...
Nathaniel Silsbee Jr. | |
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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[3] | |
In office 1858[4]–1859[4] | |
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(1881-07-09) (aged 76) Milton, Mass. |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Marianne Cabot |
Relations | Nathaniel Silsbee father Jared Sparks brother in law. |
Alma mater | Harvard |
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