Caleb Stetson
Caleb Stetson (January 6, 1801 – January 1885) was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, in 1852 he was elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the legislature he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Banking. He was a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. He was also an early promoter and president of the South Shore Railroad.[1] He lost property in the Great fire of Boston. [2]
Caleb Stetson | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Norfolk district | |
| In office 1853 | |
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| Born | January 6, 1801 Braintree, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 1885 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susannah Hunt |
| Children | Albert Everett Stetson |
| Residence | Braintree, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Shoe Manufacturer |
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References
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Bibliography
- Annual Obituary Notices of Eminent Persons who Have Died in the United States p. 346 By Nathan Crosby (1858).
- History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I. By Duane Hamilton Hurd pp. 131–132. (1884).
- Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Begun and Held in Boston, on the Fourth Day of May, 1853 By Massachusetts Constitutional Convention p. 53, 191(1853).
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