Leverett Saltonstall
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's2nd district
In office December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Stephen C. Phillips
Succeeded by	Daniel P. King
1stMayor of Salem, Massachusetts
In office April 1836 – December 1838
Preceded by	Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by	Stephen C. Phillips[1]
President of the Massachusetts Senate[2]
In office 1831[3]–1832
Preceded by	James Fowler
Succeeded by	William Thorndike
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1817–1819
In office 1831–1832
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1813–1814
In office 1816
In office 1822
In office 1829
In office 1834
In office 1844
Personal details
Born	June 13, 1783 Haverhill, Massachusetts
Died	May 8, 1845(1845-05-08) (aged 61) Salem, Massachusetts
Resting place	Harmony Grove Cemetery
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Sanders[4]
Children	Leverett Saltonstall II
Profession	Attorney
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Leverett Saltonstall (June 13, 1783 – May 8, 1845), was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,President of the Massachusetts Senate,^[5] the firstMayor of Salem, Massachusetts^[6] and a Member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College.^[7]

Saltonstall was a great-grandfather of Massachusetts Governor and U.S. SenatorLeverett Saltonstall (1892–1979).

Saltonstall was born inHaverhill, Massachusetts, June 13, 1783 as a member of theSaltonstall family. He pursuedclassical studies, attendingPhillips Exeter Academy,Exeter, New Hampshire, and was graduated fromHarvard University in 1802. He studiedlaw, and was admitted to thebar association and commenced practice inSalem, Massachusetts, in 1805.

Salem City Hall was built in 1837–1838 under the supervision of Mayor Leverett Saltonstall and a committee appointed for that purpose. The cornerstone was laid on September 6, 1837. Artifacts buried beneath the cornerstone included copies of local newspapers, the Mayor's speech for the organization of City Government (May 9, 1836), and the new City Charter.

Saltonstall, his brother-in-lawDudley Leavitt Pickman andNathaniel Bowditch all acted as trustees of the estate of Simon Forrester, a ship captain born in Ireland who became one of pioneers of Salem merchant shipping and one of Salem's leading merchants and philanthropists.^[8][9]

• Adelegate to the MassachusettsConstitutional Convention in 1820.
• An unsuccessful candidate for election to the17th United States Congress in 1820.
• A member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1813, 1814, 1816, 1822, 1829, 1834, and 1844.
• Served in theMassachusetts Senate, 1817–1819, 1831, and 1832, and wasPresident of the Massachusetts Senate in 1831 and 1832.
• Elected a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1824.^[10]
• The firstmayor of Salem, serving 1836–1837.
• Elected as aWhig to the25th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofStephen C. Phillips, and then reelected to theTwenty-sixth andTwenty-seventh Congresses, serving from December 5, 1838, to March 3, 1843.
• Chairman for theCommittee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Twenty-sixth Congress).
• Committee on Manufactures(Twenty-seventh Congress).
• Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to theTwenty-eighth Congress.
• Overseer ofHarvard University, 1835–1845.

Leverett Saltonstall died in Salem,Essex County, Massachusetts, May 8, 1845, and rests inHarmony Grove Cemetery.

• United States Congress."Leverett Saltonstall I (id: S000020)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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• Burials at Harmony Grove Cemetery
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