Nathaniel Silsbee

Nathaniel Silsbee (born January 14, 1773 in Salem , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † July 14, 1850 ibid) was an American politician who represented the state of Massachusetts in both chambers of Congress .

After attending private schools, Nathaniel Silsbee first went to sea, where he became the captain of his own ship and worked as a trader. He held several local offices in Salem and Boston before being elected a federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1816 . There he represented the second electoral district of his state from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821 . At times he chaired the Committee on Military Pensions. In 1820 he decided not to be re-elected. Instead, he successfully ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives , where he served one term. From 1823 to 1825 he was a member of the State Senate and served as its president. In the presidential election of 1824 he was the electorate for John Quincy Adams .

1826 Silsbee was for the National Republican Party in the United States Senate voted. There he took the place of the resigned James Lloyd on May 31 of this year . After re-election, he was able to exercise his mandate in Washington, DC until March 4, 1835. During this time, like most National Republicans , he joined the Whigs . From 1833 to 1835 he chaired the trade committee . His last political activity he exercised as an elector in the presidential election of 1836 , where he cast his vote for the only Massachusetts victorious Whig candidate Daniel Webster .

Nathaniel Silsbee then retired from politics and went about his trading business. He died on July 14, 1850 in Salem and was buried in the Harmony Grove Cemetery there. His son Nathaniel also embarked on a political career and became a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts and Mayor of Salem.

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SURNAME	Silsbee, Nathaniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH	Salem , Province of Massachusetts Bay
DATE OF DEATH	July 14, 1850
Place of death	Salem , Massachusetts