Caleb Stetson

Caleb Stetson
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Norfolk district
In office 1853
Personal details
Born	January 6, 1801 Braintree, Massachusetts
Died	January 1885
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susannah Hunt
Children	Albert Everett Stetson
Residence	Braintree, Massachusetts
Occupation	Shoe Manufacturer
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Caleb Stetson (January 6, 1801 – January 1885) was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, in 1852 he was elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the legislature he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Banking. He was a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. He was also an early promoter and president of the South Shore Railroad.[1] He lost property in the Great fire of Boston.[2]

References

1. Caleb Stetson bio
2. "Great fire of 1872".

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Bibliography

• Annual Obituary Notices of Eminent Persons who Have Died in the United States p. 346 By Nathan Crosby (1858).
• History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I. By Duane Hamilton Hurd pp. 131–132. (1884).
• Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Begun and Held in Boston, on the Fourth Day of May, 1853 By Massachusetts Constitutional Convention p. 53, 191(1853).