John S. Cate

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John S. Cate (March 25, 1839 – October 11, 1906) was an American business executive and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Board of Selectmen, and as Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts.[2]

John S. Cate
Mayor of
Everett, Massachusetts
In office
1897–1898
Preceded byJohn D. Henderson
Succeeded byFrancis E. Dyer
In office
1895–1896
Preceded byFrancis Batchedler
Succeeded byJohn D. Henderson
Member of the Everett, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
In office
1887–1889
Preceded byFrank P. Bennett[1]
Succeeded byCharles H. Spencer[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1890–1890
Preceded byJoseph H. Cannell
Succeeded byFrank P. Bennett
Personal details
BornMarch 25, 1839
Tamworth, New Hampshire
DiedOctober 11, 1906 (aged 67)
West Ossipee, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican

Early life

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Cate was born on March 25, 1839, in Tamworth, New Hampshire.

Business career

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Cate was engaged in the manufacture of roofing materials, and was also involved in the real estate business.

Political offices

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From 1887 to 1889 Cate served as a member of the Everett, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen.[1] In 1889 Cate was elected as a Republican, (over Independent Republican Thomas Leavitt who had earlier lost the Republican nomination to Cate), to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the legislature of 1899 Cate served on the Committee on Street Railways.[1]

Death

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Cate died, on October 11, 1906, at his summer home in West Ossipee, New Hampshire.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. III, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 598
  2. ^ Sawyer, Henry E. (November 1906), The Granite State Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to Literature, History, Biography and State Progress Vol. XXXVIII No. 11, New Hampshire Necrology, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 550