Elisha Huntington

For the judge, see Elisha Mills 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 of Massachusetts from 1853 to 1854.^[8][9]

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
Children	5, including William Reed Huntington

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, Hannah Hinckley, of Marblehead, who died in 1859. They had five children, including William Reed Huntington.

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