Nathaniel Silsbee
| Nathaniel Silsbee | |
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| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
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In office May 31, 1826 – March 4, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | James Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | John Davis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district | |
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In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy Pickering |
| Succeeded by | Gideon Barstow |
| President of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
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In office 1823–1825 | |
| Preceded by | John Phillips |
| Succeeded by | John Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 14, 1773 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died |
July 14, 1850 (aged 77) Salem, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Federalist, Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Crowninshield |
| Relations | Jared Sparks, Son in law.[1] |
| Children |
Nathaniel Silsbee, Jr. , b. Dec. 2 1804[1] Mary Crowninshield Silsbee, b. April 10, 1809[1] Georgina Silsbee, b. January 27, 1824[1] d. January 25, 1901.[2] |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Nathaniel Silsbee (January 14, 1773 – July 14, 1850) was an American politician from Massachusetts.
Silsbee was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Capt. Nathanial Silsbee and Sarah Beckett.[1] On December 12, 1802 Silsbee married Mary Crowinishield.[1]
Silsbee went to sea and became a sea captain, ship owner and merchant; he held several local offices in Salem and Boston.
Political career
United States House of Representatives
Silsbee was elected to the United States House of Representatives (March 4, 1817 – March 4, 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.
Massachusetts government
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.
United States Senate
He was elected to the United States Senate in 1826 to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 4, 1829, caused by the resignation of James Lloyd. He was re-elected in 1829 and served from May 31, 1826 to March 4, 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.
Retirement
Silsbee resumed mercantile pursuits in Salem, where he died; interment in The Old Burying Ground, the second oldest cemetery in the US.
Legacy
The town of Silsbee, Texas is named for him.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cooke, Harriet Ruth Waters (1889), The Driver family: a genealogical memoir of the descendants of Robert and Phebe Driver, Cambridge, MA: University Press, p. 474.
- ↑ Perkins Institute and the Massachusetts School for the Blind (1902), Seventieth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Perkins Institute and the Massachusetts School for the Blind for the year ending August 31, 1901, Boston, MA: Perkins Institute and the Massachusetts School for the Blind, p. 47.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Timothy Pickering |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1821 |
Succeeded by Gideon Barstow |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by James Lloyd |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts May 31, 1826 - March 4, 1835 Served alongside: Elijah H. Mills, Daniel Webster |
Succeeded by John Davis |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Phillips |
President of the Massachusetts Senate 1823 – 1826 |
Succeeded by John Mills |
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