John Charles Fremont Slayton (June 27, 1856 – January 4, 1922) was an American produce dealer and politician who served as a member of the
Melrose, Massachusetts
Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population, per the 2020 United States Census, is 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. I ...
Board of Aldermen,
and on the
Massachusetts Executive Council.
Early life
Slayton was born in
Calais, Vermont
Calais is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,661 at the 2020 census. Calais is homophonous with ''callous''. Calais contains the unincorporated communities of Adamant, East Calais, North Calais, Kent's Co ...
on June 27, 1856.
His family moved to
Morrisville, Vermont
Morrisville is a village in the town of Morristown, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 2,086. Morrisville has two country clubs, a hospital, a school featuring Greek architecture and an air ...
, when he was 7 years old. Slayton was educated in the public schools there, graduating from Morrisville High School.
After he graduated from high school, Slayton worked for his father.
When he was 35, Slayton moved to Boston.
Family
Slayton had two children Ralph Slayton and Louise (Slayton) Sheldon.
Business career
When he was 35, Slayton moved to Boston
and went to work in a produce company.
Slayton worked for the firm A. & O. W. Mead. Later on in 1887
Slayton established the firm of Slayton & Boynton,
Commission agents in Boston's Haymarket Square.
Death
Slayton died on January 4, 1922.
References
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1856 births
American grocers
Businesspeople from Massachusetts
Massachusetts Republicans
Massachusetts city council members
Members of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
People from Melrose, Massachusetts
1922 deaths