Nathaniel Silsbee

Nathanial Silsbee (1773-1850) was a American politician from Massachusetts.

He was born in Salem, Massachusetts on January 14, 1773. He went to sea and became a sea captain, ship owner and merchant; he held several local offices in Salem and Boston, Massachusetts.

[edit] Political career

Silsbee was elected to the United States House of Representatives (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1821). He was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Military Pensions in the Twenty-first Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1820.

He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1821 and the Massachusetts Senate (1823-1825), serving as president. He was a presidential elector in 1824.

He was elected to the United States Senate in 1826 to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1841, caused by the resignation of James Lloyd. He was re-elected in 1829 and served from May 31, 1826 to March 3, 1835. He was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce in the Twenty-third Congress. He was a Whig presidential elector in 1836.

Silsbee resumed mercantile pursuits in Salem, where he died on July 14, 1850; interment in Harmony Grove Cemetery.

Preceded by Timothy Pickering	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1821	Succeeded by Gideon Barstow
Preceded by James Lloyd	United States Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts May 31, 1826 - March 3, 1835 Served alongside: Elijah H. Mills, Daniel Webster	Succeeded by John Davis