John Sargent (1799–1880)

For other people with the same name, see John Sargent.

John Sargent (June 21, 1799 – December 5, 1880) was a Massachusetts politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member and President of the Cambridge Common Council, and as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[1]

John Sargent
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex County
In office 1876–1876
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office January 1855 – January 1860
Preceded by	Zebina L. Raymond
Succeeded by	James D. Green
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex County
In office 1849–1849
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1844–1848
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1799[1] Hillsborough, New Hampshire, US
Died	December 5, 1880 (aged 81)[1] Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Political party	Whig, Free Soil, Republican

Personal life

John Sargent was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire 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.

See also

• 1876 Massachusetts legislature

References

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