Benjamin Hitchings Jr. Explained

Benjamin Hitchings Jr.
Birth Date:January 12, 1813
Birth Place:Lynn, Massachusetts
Death Date:January 13, 1893 (aged 80)
Death Place:Saugus, Massachusetts
Restingplace:Riverside Cemetery
Saugus, Massachusetts
Occupation:Shoe manufacturer
Spouse:Esther C. Carlton (1840-1893; his death)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Saugus
Term Start:1841
Term End:1841
Predecessor:Francis Dizer
Successor:Stephen E. Hawkes
Relations:John B. Hitchings (brother)
Otis M. Hitchings (brother)
Charles S. Hitchings (nephew)

Benjamin Hitchings Jr. (January 12, 1813 – January 13, 1893) was an American shoe manufacturer and politician who served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Hitchings was born on January 12, 1813, in Lynn, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Jane Hitchings.[1] The Hitchings family soon moved to Saugus, Massachusetts, where Benjamin Hitchings Sr. started a shoe manufacturing business.[2] On September 6, 1840, Hitchings married Esther C. Carlton. They had two daughters.[3] In 1841, Hitchings represented Saugus in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[4] Hitchings died on January 13, 1893.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 . 1905 . Essex Institute . 191 . 17 May 2022.
  2. Book: Atherton . Horace H. . History of Saugus, Massachusetts . 1915 . Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade . 43 . 4 May 2022.
  3. Book: Vital Records of Saugus, Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849 . 1907 . The Essex Institute . Salem, Mass. . 16, 33 . 9780883890783 . 4 May 2022.
  4. Robinson . E. P. . Sketch of Saugus . The Bay State Monthly . 1885 . 2 . 150 . 4 May 2022.
  5. Web site: John B Hitchings . BillionGraves.com . BillionGraves.com . 12 May 2022.