Leverett Saltonstall I

Leverett Saltonstall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Stephen C. Phillips
Succeeded by	Daniel P. King
1st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts
In office April 1836 – December 1838
Preceded by	Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by	Stephen C. Phillips[1]
President of the Massachusetts Senate[2]
In office 1831[3]–1832
Preceded by	James Fowler
Succeeded by	William Thorndike
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1817–1819
In office 1831–1832
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1813–1814
In office 1816
In office 1822
In office 1829
In office 1834
In office 1844
Personal details
Born	June 13, 1783 Haverhill, Massachusetts
Died	May 8, 1845(1845-05-08) (aged 61) Salem, Massachusetts
Resting place	Harmony Grove Cemetery
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Sanders[4]
Children	Leverett Saltonstall II
Profession	Attorney
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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,^[5] the first Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts^[6] and a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College.^[7]

Saltonstall was a great-grandfather of Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979).