Samuel Calley

Samuel Calley
18th and 22nd Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts
In office
1872–1872
Preceded byNathanial Brown
Succeeded byWilliam Cogswell
In office
1881–1882
Preceded byHenry K. Oliver
Succeeded byWilliam M. Hill
Member of the Massachusetts
House of Representatives
In office
1870–1871
Personal details
BornApril 13, 1821
Salem, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 1, 1883 (aged 61)
PartyRepublican
ProfessionHouse Painter

Samuel Calley (April 13, 1821 – January 1, 1883) was a Massachusetts house painter 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.

Death

Calley killed himself by hanging from a step ladder.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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