Leverett Saltonstall I
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district |
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In office December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen C. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Daniel P. King |
| First Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts |
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In office April 1836 – December 1838 |
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| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | Stephen C. Phillips |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate |
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In office 1831-1832 |
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| Preceded by | James Fowler |
| Succeeded by | William Thorndike |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate |
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In office 1817-1819 |
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In office 1831-1832 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1813-1814 |
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In office 1816 |
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In office 1822 |
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In office 1829 |
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In office 1834 |
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In office 1844 |
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| Born | June 13, 1783 Haverhill, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 8, 1845 (aged 61) Salem, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Harmony Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Sanders |
| Children | Leverett Saltonstall II |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Unitarian |
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Leverett Saltonstall (June 13, 1783 – May 8, 1845), was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, President of the Massachusetts Senate, the first Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College.
Saltonstall was a great-grandfather of Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall, 1892-1979.
Saltonstall was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, June 13, 1783 as a member of the Saltonstall family. He pursued classical studies, attending Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1802. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar association and commenced practice in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1805.
Salem City Hall was built in 1837-38 under the supervision of Mayor Leverett Saltonstall and a committee appointed for that purpose. The cornerstone was laid on September 6, 1837. Artifacts buried beneath the cornerstone included copies of local newspapers, the Mayor's speech for the organization of City Government (May 9, 1836), and the new City Charter.
Saltonstall, his brother-in-law Dudley Leavitt Pickman and Nathaniel Bowditch all acted as trustees of the estate of Simon Forrester, a ship captain born in Ireland who became one of pioneers of Salem merchant shipping and one of Salem's leading merchants and philanthropists.
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