Elisha Huntington (April 9, 1796 – December 13, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served as the mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of ...
and as the 19th
Lieutenant Governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
for the
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
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,569 at the 2020 census. Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfiel ...
on July 23, 1798 to Rev. Asahel and Alethea (Lord) Huntington. Huntington was the brother of
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the most significant seaports tr ...
mayor
Asahel Huntington.
He was graduated at
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...
in 1815 and from
Yale Medical School
The Yale School of Medicine is the graduate medical school at Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1810 as the Medical Institution of Yale College and formally opened in 1813.
The primary te ...
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
Massachusetts Medical Society
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) is the oldest continuously operating state medical association in the United States. Incorporated on November 1, 1781, by an act of the Massachusetts General Court, the MMS is a non-profit organization th ...
, and from 1860 to 1365 an overseer of
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
. He married in 1825, Hannah Hinckley, of Marblehead, who died in 1859. They had five children, including
William Reed Huntington
William Reed Huntington (September 20, 1838 – July 26, 1909) was an American Episcopal priest and author, and known as the "First Presbyter of the Episcopal Church."
Life
Huntington was born September 20, 1838 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He wa ...
.
Notes
External links
''New York Times'' death notice*
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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
19th-century American politicians