George H. Sweetser Explained

George H. Sweetser
Birth Date:February 12, 1823
Birth Place:Saugus, Massachusetts
Death Date:December 9, 1870 (aged 47)
Death Place:Saugus, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
Occupation:Tobacco manufacturer
Spouse:Maria Starr (1843–1870; his death)
Member of the Massachusetts Senate for the First Essex District
Term Start:1869
Term End:1869
Predecessor:William Schouler
Successor:William W. Kellogg
Term Start2:1867
Term End2:1867
Predecessor2:E. R. Mudge
Successor2:William Schouler
Title3:Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Saugus
Term Start3:1852
Term End3:1852
Predecessor3:Charles Sweetser
Successor3:John B. Hitchings

George Henry Sweetser (February 12, 1823 – December 9, 1870) was an American tobacco manufacturer and politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court.

Early life and business career

Sweetser was born on February 12, 1823, to Charles and Nancy Mansfield Sweetser. On October 14, 1843, he married Maria Starr of Newton Lower Falls. They had two sons, George Menton and Albert H. Sweetser.[1] Sweetser followed his father into the tobacco business and when the elder Sweetser retired in 1860, his business was taken over by George and his brother Charles A., who ran it as Sweetser Brothers.[2]

Politics

Sweetser held numerous political offices in Saugus, Massachusetts. In 1852 he succeeded his father as Saugus' state representative.[3] In 1860 he was appointed postmaster of Cliftondale.[4] He represented the First Essex the Massachusetts Senate in 1867 and 1869.[5] [6] Sweester died on December 9, 1870, at the age of 47. Zion's Herald reported his cause of death as "congestion of the lungs".[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vital Records of Saugus, Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849 . 1907 . The Essex Institute . Salem, Mass. . 24, 61, 80 . 9780883890783 . 4 May 2022.
  2. Book: Atherton . Horace H. . History of Saugus, Massachusetts . 1915 . Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade . 53, 67 . 4 May 2022.
  3. Robinson . E. P. . Sketch of Saugus . The Bay State Monthly . 1885 . 2 . 150 . 4 May 2022.
  4. Book: Lewis . Alonzo . History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant . 1865 . J.L. Shorey . 6 May 2022.
  5. Book: Manual for the Use of the General Court . 1867 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 2452/40645 . Court . Massachusetts General .
  6. Book: Manual for the Use of the General Court. 1869 . Boston . Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
  7. News: Personal . Zion's Herald . December 15, 1870.