Elisha Huntington (April 9, 1796 – December 13, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served as the mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts and as the 19th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1853 to 1854.[8][9]
Elisha Huntington | |
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| 19th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office January 14, 1853 – January 12, 1854 | |
| Governor | John H. Clifford |
| Preceded by | Henry W. Cushman |
| Succeeded by | William C. Plunkett |
| 3rd Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office April 1840[2] – April 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Himself as Acting Mayor |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Wright |
| 5th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office April 1844 – January 1846[2] | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Wright |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Bancroft |
| 9th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1852 – January 1853 | |
| Preceded by | James H. B. Ayer |
| Succeeded by | Sewall G. Mack |
| 12th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1856 – January 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Ambrose Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Mansur |
| 14th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 1858 – January 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Mansur |
| Succeeded by | James Cook |
| Acting Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts[1] | |
| In office 1839[1] – April 1840[1] | |
| Preceded by | Luther Lawrence[1] |
| Succeeded by | Himself as 3rd Mayor |
| President of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[1] | |
| In office 1838[3]–1839[4] | |
| Preceded by | John Clark[3] |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hopkinson[4] |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[1] Ward 3[4] | |
| In office 1837[5]–1839[5] | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1][6] | |
| In office 1847[6]–1847[6] | |
| In office 1853[1]–1854[1] | |
| Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen[1][7] | |
| In office 1833[7]–1834[7] | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Crosby[7] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1796 |
| Died | December 13, 1865 (aged 69) Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
| Children | 5, including William Reed Huntington |
Early life
editHuntington was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts on July 23, 1798 to Rev. Asahel and Alethea (Lord) Huntington. Huntington was the brother of Salem, Massachusetts mayor Asahel Huntington.
He was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1815 and from Yale Medical School in 1823. Commencing his professional life at Lowell in 1824, two years before the incorporation of that city, he was identified for the last quarter of a century with its growth and improvement, and was eight times elected mayor. In 1853 he was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was also at one time president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and from 1860 to 1365 an overseer of Harvard College. He married in 1825, Hannah Hinckley, of Marblehead, who died in 1859. They had five children, including William Reed Huntington.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Abbot, Samuel L. (January 4, 1866), Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol LXIII, No. 3, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts Medical Society, p. 465
- ^ a b Cowley, Charles (1868), A History of Lowell 2nd Ed., Boston, Ma.: Lee and Shepard, p. 167
- ^ a b Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, pp. 202–203
- ^ a b c Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, pp. 203–204
- ^ a b Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, pp. 202–204
- ^ a b c Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, p. 208
- ^ a b c d Cowley, Charles (1868), A History of Lowell 2nd Ed., Boston, Ma.: Lee and Shepard, p. 166
- ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). . . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
- ^ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVX-8QJ : 22 May 2019), Elisha Huntington, 13 Dec 1865; citing Lowell, Massachusetts, v 184 p 117, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,187.
External links
edit- New York Times death notice, nytimes.com. Accessed March 28, 2024.