The Political Graveyard: Saltonstall family of Massachusetts

Saltonstall family of Massachusetts

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Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) — of Massachusetts. Born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., June 13, 1783. Great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) and Richard Saltonstall. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1813; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1817; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; mayor of Salem, Mass., 1836; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1838-43. Died May 8, 1845. Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.
Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 1, 1892. Great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845); son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall; married, June 27, 1916, to Alice Wesselhoeft; brother of Richard Saltonstall; father of Peter B. Saltonstall (killed in action, World War II) and William Lawrence Saltonstall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1923-37; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932 (alternate), 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1972; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Dover, Norfolk County, Mass., June 17, 1979. Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
- Cross-reference: Jonathan Moore
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Richard Saltonstall (1897-1982) — of Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., July 23, 1897. Great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845); son of Richard Middlecott Saltonstall and Eleanor (Brooks) Saltonstall; brother of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979); married, June 18, 1921, to Mary Bowditch Rogers; uncle of William Lawrence Saltonstall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; investment banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1956 (alternate). Unitarian. Died, while suffering from respiratory problems, in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass., May 4, 1982. Burial location unknown.
William Lawrence Saltonstall (b. 1927) — of Massachusetts. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., May 14, 1927. Son of Leverett Saltonstall; nephew of Richard Saltonstall. Member of Massachusetts state senate, 1967. Protestant. Still living as of 1967.

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