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 byJoseph S. Cabot
Succeeded byDavid Pingree
11th Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts[4]
In office
1858[3]–1859[3]
Preceded byWilliam S. Messervy
Succeeded byStephen Palfrey Webb
Member of the
Salem, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[5]
In office
1851–1852
Personal details
BornDecember 28, 1804
Salem, Mass.
DiedJuly 9, 1881(1881-07-09) (aged 76)
Milton, Mass.
Political partyWhig
SpouseMarianne Cabot
RelationsNathaniel Silsbee father
Jared Sparks brother in law.
Alma materHarvard

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

  1. ^ a b Capen, Naphen (1850), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1850, Vol. IV, Boston, MA: James French, p. 279
  2. ^ Capen, Naphen (1851), The Massachusetts State Record and Year Book of General Information 1851 Vol. V, Boston, MA: James French, p. 297
  3. ^ 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
  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
  6. ^ a b 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
Political offices Preceded byJoseph S. Cabot 5th Mayor ofSalem, Massachusetts 1849–1851 Succeeded byDavid Pingree Preceded byWilliam S. Messervy 11th Mayor ofSalem, Massachusetts 1858–1859 Succeeded byStephen Palfrey Webb Preceded by Member of the Massachusetts House of Representativesfrom the Essex district Succeeded by