Nathaniel Silsbee Jr. Explained

Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.
State House:Massachusetts
District:Essex
Order2:5th Mayor of Salem, MA
Term Start2:1849
Term End2:1851
Salem, Massachusetts
Predecessor2:Joseph S. Cabot
Successor2:David Pingree
Order3:11th Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts
Term Start3:1858
Term End3:1859
Predecessor3:William S. Messervy
Successor3:Stephen Palfrey Webb
Order4:Member of the
Salem, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Term Start4:1851
Term End4:1852
Birth Date:December 28, 1804
Birth Place:Salem, Mass.
Death Place:Milton, Mass.
Party:Whig
Relations:Nathaniel Silsbee father
Jared Sparks brother in law.
Spouse:Marianne Cabot
Alma Mater:Harvard

Nathaniel Silsbee Jr. (December 28, 1804 – July 9, 1881) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and twice as the Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and was for many years the treasurer of Harvard.

Early life

Silsbee was born on December 28, 1804, to former U.S. Senator Nathaniel Silsbee and Mary (Crowninshield) Silsbee.

Family life

Silsbee married Ann Cabot Devereux on November 9, 1829, in Salem, Essex Co., Mass. She was born Feb. 6, 1812 in Salem.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Salem Marriages - Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 page 295