John Sargent (1799–1880)
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John Sargent (June 21, 1799 – December 5, 1880) was a
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politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council, and as the
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of
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Personal life

John Sargent was born in
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on June 21, 1799. He married Lucetta Tuttle, and they remained married until her death in 1855. John himself died on December 5, 1880, in
Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...
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See also

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1876 Massachusetts legislature The 97th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1876 during the governorship of Alexander H. Rice. George B. Loring served as president of the Senate and John D ...


References

*New England Historic Genealogical Society, Memorial Biographies of New England Historic Genealogical Society Volume VIII, New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 22. (1907).


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1799 births 1880 deaths Mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts state senators Massachusetts city council members Massachusetts Whigs 19th-century American legislators Massachusetts Free Soilers Massachusetts Republicans People from Hillsborough, New Hampshire 19th-century Massachusetts politicians {{Massachusetts-MASenate-stub