Asahel Huntington
| Asahel Huntington | |
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| Clerk of Courts Essex County, Massachusetts[1] |
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| In office 1851 – September 5, 1870 |
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| 8th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts |
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| In office March 1853 – March 1854 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Wentworth Upham |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Andrews |
| Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 |
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| District Attorney for the District of Essex and Middlesex Counties[1] |
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| In office 1830–1845 |
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| Preceded by | New office |
| District Attorney Essex County, Massachusetts[2] |
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| In office 1830–1845 |
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| County Attorney Essex County, Massachusetts[2] |
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| In office 1830–1845 |
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| County Attorney Essex County, Massachusetts[2] |
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| In office 1830–1845 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2] |
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| In office 1827[2] – 1827[2] |
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| Member of the Salem, Massachusetts School Board[2] |
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| In office 1827[2] – 1827[2] |
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| In office 1830[2] – 1832[2] |
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| In office 1840[2] – 1842[2] |
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| In office 1846[2] – 1847[2] |
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| In office 1857[2] – 1858[2] |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1798[3] Topsfield, Massachusetts[3] |
| Died | September 5, 1870[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Louisa (De Blois) Tucker,[1] m. August 1842.[4] |
| Children | William De Blois Huntington; Sarah Louisa Huntington; Arthur Lord Huntington[4] |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy,[2] class of 1815. Yale College, class of 1819.[2] |
| Profession | [5] |
Asahel Huntington (July 28, 1798 – September 5, 1870) was an American politician who served as a Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts.[5]
Huntington was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts on July 23, 1798. His father was the Rev. Asahel Huntington, and his mother was Alethea, daughter of Dr. Elisha Lord, of Pomfret, Connecticut. Huntington was the brother of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Elisha Huntington.[6]
Huntington graduated from Yale College in 1819. After leaving College, Huntington commenced his legal studies at Newburyport, and after some interruptions completed them at Salem, Mass., where he was admitted to the bar in 1824. He continued in practice in Salem until 1851, when he was appointed clerk of all the courts in Essex County; this office he held till his death. He served the State repeatedly in the Massachusetts Legislature, and in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853, and in the same year was mayor of the city of Salem. He died in Salem, Mass., after a brief illness, 5 Sept., 1870.
He was married, 15 Aug,1842, to Mrs Caroline (Deblois) Tucker, of Boston, who survived him, with a son and daughter.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts 1853–1854 |
Succeeded by Joseph Andrews |
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