Benjamin T. Pickman

Benjamin Toppan Pickman (1790 – March 12, 1835), was a Massachusetts politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a member and President of the Boston Common Council.

Benjamin Toppan Pickman
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Suffolk district
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
January 1833  March 12, 1835
Preceded byWilliam Thorndike
Succeeded byGeorge Bliss
President of the City of Boston Common Council [2]
In office
January 4, 1830  January 2, 1832
Preceded byEliphalet Williams
Succeeded byJohn Prescott Bigelow
Member of the City of Boston Common Council
from Ward 7 [2]
In office
August 6, 1828 [3]  January 2, 1832
Preceded byThoma Wren Ward[3]
Succeeded by[4]
Personal details
Born1790
Salem, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 12, 1835
Spouse(s)Hannah Bright

Pickman was the son of Massachusetts Congressman Benjamin Pickman, Jr.

See also

  • 54th Massachusetts General Court (1833)
  • 55th Massachusetts General Court (1834)
  • 56th Massachusetts General Court (1835)

References

  • Roberts, Oliver Ayer: of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Company of Massachusetts. Volume II. 1738-1828., Boston, MA: The Ancient and Honorable Company of Massachusetts., p. 408, (1897).
  • City of Boston: A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, (1909).

Notes

  1. Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Company of Massachusetts. Volume II. 1738-1828., Boston, MA: The Ancient and Honorable Company of Massachusetts., p. 408.
  2. City Council of Boston (1909), A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, p. 220
  3. City Council of Boston (1909), A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, p. 218
  4. City Council of Boston (1909), A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, p. 44
Massachusetts Senate
Preceded by
William Thorndike
President of the Massachusetts Senate
1833 1835
Succeeded by
George Bliss
Political offices
Preceded by
Eliphalet Williams
President of the Boston Common Council
January 4, 1830 January 2, 1832
Succeeded by
John Prescott Bigelow


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