Elisha Huntington

Elisha Huntington (April 9, 1796 – December 13, 1865) was an American physician and politician who served as the Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts and as the 19th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1853 to 1854.[8][9]

For the judge, see Elisha Mills Huntington.

Elisha Huntington
19th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[1]
In office January 14, 1853 – January 12, 1854
Governor	John H. Clifford
Preceded by	Henry W. Cushman
Succeeded by	William C. Plunkett
3rd Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts[1]
In office April 1840[2] – April 1842
Preceded by	Himself as Acting Mayor
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Wright
5th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office April 1844 – January 1846[2]
Preceded by	Nathaniel Wright
Succeeded by	Jefferson Bancroft
9th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office January 1852 – January 1853
Preceded by	James H. B. Ayer
Succeeded by	Sewall G. Mack
12th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office January 1856 – January 1857
Preceded by	Ambrose Lawrence
Succeeded by	Stephen Mansur
14th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
In office January 1858 – January 1859
Preceded by	Stephen Mansur
Succeeded by	James Cook
Acting Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1839[1] – April 1840[1]
Preceded by	Luther Lawrence[1]
Succeeded by	Himself as 3rd Mayor
President of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[1]
In office 1838[3] – 1839[4]
Preceded by	John Clark[3]
Succeeded by	Thomas Hopkinson[4]
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council[1] Ward 3[4]
In office 1837[5] – 1839[5]
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[1][6]
In office 1847[6] – 1847[6]
In office 1853[1] – 1854[1]
Member of the Lowell, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen[1][7]
In office 1833[7] – 1834[7]
Preceded by	Joshua Crosby[7]
Personal details
Born	April 9, 1796
Died	December 13, 1865(1865-12-13) (aged 69) Lowell, Massachusetts
Political party	Whig

Early life

Huntington was born in Topsfield, Massachusetts on July 23, 1798 to Rev. Asahel and Alethea (Lord) Huntington. Huntington was the brother of Salem, Massachusetts mayor Asahel Huntington.

He was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1815 and from Yale Medical School 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, and from 1860 to 1365 an overseer of Harvard College. He married in 1825, Miss Hannah Hinckley, of Marblehead, who died in 1859. They had five children.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.

References

Notes

1. Abbot, Samuel L. (January 4, 1866), Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol LXIII, No. 3, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts Medical Society, p. 465.
2. Cowley, Charles (1868), A History of Lowell 2nd Ed., Boston, Ma.: Lee and Shepard, p. 167.
3. Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, pp. 202–203.
4. Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, pp. 203–204.
5. Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, pp. 202–204.
6. Lowell City Council (1894), Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lowell, Lowell, Ma.: Lowell City Council, p. 208.
7. Cowley, Charles (1868), A History of Lowell 2nd Ed., Boston, Ma.: Lee and Shepard, p. 166
8.  Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L., eds. (1920). "Huntington, Elisha" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
9. "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.

External links

• New York Times death notice
• Elisha Huntington at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by Henry W. Cushman	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1853–1854	Succeeded by William C. Plunkett
Preceded by Stephen Mansur	Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts January 1858 – January 1859	Succeeded by James Cook
Preceded by Ambrose Lawrence	Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts January 1856 – January 1857	Succeeded by Stephen Mansur
Preceded by James H. B. Ayer	Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts January 1852 – January 1853	Succeeded by Sewall G. Mack
Preceded by Nathaniel Wright	Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts April 1844 – January 1846	Succeeded by Jefferson Bancroft
Preceded by Luther Lawrence	Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts April 1840 – April 1842	Succeeded by Nathaniel Wright
Preceded by Luther Lawrence	Acting Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts 1839 – April 1840	Succeeded by Nathaniel Wright
Preceded by John Clark	President of the Lowell, Massachusetts Common Council 1838–1839	Succeeded by Thomas Hopkinson