Jonas Sibley (March 7, 1762 – February 5, 1834) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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in the

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, and completed preparatory studies there. He married Lydia Rice of Sutton. He was Selectman, Town moderator, and Town treasurer. He served as member of the

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, and was a member of the

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. He also served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820. Sibley was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Sutton on February 5, 1834, and was interred in Center Cemetery.

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* 1762 births 1834 deaths People from Sutton, Massachusetts Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts state senators Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-Representative-stub