Joseph Cheever
Joseph Cheever | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Saugus | |
| In office 1817–18211 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Eames |
| Succeeded by | Abijah Cheever |
| In office 1831–1832 | |
| Preceded by | Abijah Cheever |
| Succeeded by | Zaccheus N. Stocker |
| In office 1835–1835 | |
| Preceded by | Zaccheus N. Stocker |
| Succeeded by | William W. Boardman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1772 |
| Died | June 19, 1872 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | American |
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.[1] During his political career, Cheever frequently competed with his brother Abijah Cheever.[4]
Notes[edit]
- 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b The New England magazine, Volume 2. New England Magazine Company. 1885. p. 143.
- ^ Atherton, Horace H. (1916). History of Saugus, Massachusetts. Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade. p. 94.
- ^ "Sketch of Saugus". The Bay State Monthly. John N. McClintock and Company. 1885. p. 149. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Lynn Historical Society (Lynn, Mass.) (1913). The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Volumes 16-18.
- ^ Duane Hamilton Hurd, ed. (1888). History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 394. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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