George Henry Sweetser (February 12, 1823 – December 9, 1870) was an American tobacco manufacturer and politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court.

George H. Sweetser
Member of the Massachusetts Senate for the First Essex District
In office
1869–1869
Preceded byWilliam Schouler
Succeeded byWilliam W. Kellogg
In office
1867–1867
Preceded byE. R. Mudge
Succeeded byWilliam Schouler
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Saugus
In office
1852–1852
Preceded byCharles Sweetser
Succeeded byJohn B. Hitchings
Personal details
BornFebruary 12, 1823
Saugus, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 9, 1870 (aged 47)
Saugus, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
SpouseMaria Starr (1843–1870; his death)
OccupationTobacco manufacturer

Early life and business career

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Sweetser was born on February 12, 1823, to Charles and Nancy Mansfield Sweetser. On October 14, 1843, he married Maria Starr of Newton Lower Falls. They had two sons, George Menton and Albert H. Sweetser.[1] Sweetser followed his father into the tobacco business and when the elder Sweetser retired in 1860, his business was taken over by George and his brother Charles A., who ran it as Sweetser Brothers.[2]

Politics

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Sweetser held numerous political offices in Saugus, Massachusetts. In 1852 he succeeded his father as Saugus' state representative.[3] In 1860 he was appointed postmaster of Cliftondale.[4] He represented the First Essex the Massachusetts Senate in 1867 and 1869.[5][6] Sweester died on December 9, 1870, at the age of 47. Zion's Herald reported his cause of death as "congestion of the lungs".[7]

References

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  1. ^ Vital Records of Saugus, Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute. 1907. pp. 24, 61, 80. ISBN 9780883890783. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ Atherton, Horace H. (1915). History of Saugus, Massachusetts. Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade. pp. 53, 67. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ Robinson, E. P. (1885). "Sketch of Saugus". The Bay State Monthly. 2: 150. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ Lewis, Alonzo (1865). History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant. J.L. Shorey. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. ^ Court, Massachusetts General (1867). Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. hdl:2452/40645.
  6. ^ Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1869.
  7. ^ "Personal". Zion's Herald. December 15, 1870.