Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.

Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.
Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; from the Essex district
5th Mayor of Salem, MA
	In office; 1849 – 1851; Salem, Massachusetts
Preceded by	Joseph S. Cabot
Succeeded by	David Pingree
11th Mayor of; Salem, Massachusetts
	In office; 1858–1859
Preceded by	William S. Messervy
Succeeded by	Stephen Palfrey Webb
Member of the; Salem, Massachusetts; Board of Aldermen
	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

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]

Early life

Silsbee was born on December 28, 1804, to former U.S. Senator Nathaniel Silsbee and Mary (Crowninshield) Silsbee.^[6]

Family life

Silsbee married Ann Cabot Devereux on November 9, 1829, in Salem, Essex Co., Mass. She was born Feb. 6, 1812 in Salem.^[7]

References

^ ^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

Political offices
Preceded by Joseph S. Cabot	5th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts 1849–1851	Succeeded by David Pingree
Preceded by William S. Messervy	11th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts 1858–1859	Succeeded by Stephen Palfrey Webb
Preceded by	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Essex district	Succeeded by

[MassRecordandYbook185_pg279-1] Capen, Naphen (1850), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1850, Vol. IV, Boston, MA: James French, p. 279

[MassRecordandYbook185_pg297-2] Capen, Naphen (1851), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1851 Vol. V, Boston, MA: James French, p. 297

[_Hist_Essex_Cty1888_pg227-3] 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

[_Hist_Essex_Cty1888_pg225-4] 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

[5] Salem City Council (1867), Municipal register, for 1867, Salem, MA: City of Salem, p. 18

[EIHC1878p304-6] Essex Institute (1878), Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. XV, Salem, Ma.: The Essex Institute, p. 304

[7] Salem Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 page 295

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