Joseph Cheever was an American farmer and politician who held office in

Saugus, Massachusetts Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 28,619 at the 2020 census. Saugus is known as the site of the first integrated iron works in North America. History Native Americans ...

. Cheever was born on February 22, 1772. In 1816 he became Saugus' first Town Treasurer. He represented Saugus in the

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in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1821, 1831, 1832, and 1835. Cheever died on June 19, 1872, at the age of one hundred years, three months, and 28 days. During his political career, Cheever frequently competed with his brother Abijah Cheever.

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: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.

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