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 byNathanial Brown
Succeeded byWilliam Cogswell
In office
1881[1]–1882[1]
Preceded byHenry K. Oliver
Succeeded byWilliam M. Hill
Member of the Massachusetts
House of Representatives[1]
In office
1870[1]–1871[1]
Personal details
BornApril 13, 1821[1]
Salem, Massachusetts[1]
DiedJanuary 1, 1883 (aged 61)[1]
Political partyRepublican[1]
ProfessionHouse Painter[1]

Death

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume I, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 226
  2. ^ The Boston Globe (January 2, 1883), "SUICIDE IN SALEM. Ex-Mayor Samuel Calley Hangs Himself from a Step-Ladder. Action by the City Council.", The Boston Globe., Boston, MA, p. 4
Political offices
Preceded by 18th Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts

1872–1872
Succeeded by
Preceded by 21st Mayor of
Salem, Massachusetts

1881–1882
Succeeded by