Samuel Calley

Samuel Calley (April 13, 1821 – January 1, 1883) was a Massachusetts house painter^[1] and politician who served as the eighteenth and twenty second Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1870 to 1871.^[1]

Samuel Calley
18th and 22nd Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts[1]
In office 1872–1872
Preceded by	Nathanial Brown
Succeeded by	William Cogswell
In office 1881[1]–1882[1]
Preceded by	Henry K. Oliver
Succeeded by	William M. Hill
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office 1870[1]–1871[1]
Personal details
Born	April 13, 1821[1] Salem, Massachusetts[1]
Died	January 1, 1883 (aged 61)[1]
Political party	Republican[1]
Profession	House Painter[1]

Death

Calley killed himself by hanging from a step ladder.^[2]