Elisha Huntington (April 9, 1796 – December 13, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served as the mayor of

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and as the 19th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1853 to 1854."Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVX-8QJ : 22 May 2019), Elisha Huntington, 13 Dec 1865; citing Lowell, Massachusetts, v 184 p 117, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,187.

Early life

Huntington was born in

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on July 23, 1798 to Rev. Asahel and Alethea (Lord) Huntington. Huntington was the brother of

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mayor

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. He was graduated at

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in 1815 and from

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in 1823. Commencing his professional life at Lowell in 1824, two years before the incorporation of that city, he was identified for the last quarter of a century with its growth and improvement, and was eight times elected mayor. In 1853 he was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was also at one time president of the

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, and from 1860 to 1365 an overseer of

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. He married in 1825, Hannah Hinckley, of Marblehead, who died in 1859. They had five children, including

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External links

''New York Times'' death notice
nytimes.com. Accessed March 28, 2024. {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntington, Elisha 1796 births 1865 deaths People from Topsfield, Massachusetts Dartmouth College alumni Yale University alumni Physicians from Massachusetts Massachusetts city council members Mayors of Lowell, Massachusetts Lieutenant governors of Massachusetts Massachusetts Whigs