| Joseph Cheever | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1772 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Saugus | |
| Term Start: | 1817 |
| Term End: | 1821 |
| Predecessor: | Robert Eames |
| Successor: | Abijah Cheever |
| Term Start2: | 1831 |
| Term End2: | 1832 |
| Predecessor2: | Abijah Cheever |
| Successor2: | Zaccheus N. Stocker |
| Term Start3: | 1835 |
| Term End3: | 1835 |
| Predecessor3: | Zaccheus N. Stocker |
| Successor3: | William W. Boardman |
Joseph Cheever was an American farmer and politician who held office in Saugus, Massachusetts.
Cheever was born on February 22, 1772.[1] In 1816 he became Saugus' first Town Treasurer.[2] He represented Saugus in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1821, 1831, 1832, and 1835.[3] Cheever died on June 19, 1872, at the age of one hundred years, three months, and 28 days. During his political career, Cheever frequently competed with his brother Abijah Cheever.[4]
1. Until 1857, a majority of votes at a town meeting was needed to elect a representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. If no person received a majority of votes, no representative was sent. After electing Cheever in 1817 and 1818, Saugus was unable to select a representative in 1819. Cheever was returned to office in 1820 and 1821.[5]
. The New England magazine, Volume 2. 1885. New England Magazine Company. 143. Sketch of Saugus.