Nathaniel Wales

Nathaniel Wales
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Norfolk district
In office
1880–1881
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Council
2nd district[1]
In office
1881–1884
Personal details
Born November 25, 1819[2]
North Bridgewater now Brockton, Massachusetts[2]
Died 1901
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) J. Montgomery Shaw (m. June 4, 1864, d. May 3, 1849)
Susan Kingsbury Reed (m. 1851, d. January 1, 1882)[1]
Children Susan R. (Reed) Faxon (b. 1853), Timothy Reed (b. 1856 - d. 1870)[1]
Residence Stoughton, Massachusetts
Occupation Shoe Manufacturer
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Nathaniel Wales was an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican. In 1879 he was elected to serve in the Massachusetts Senate. In the legislature he was the Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Bridges. In 1881 he was elected to the Executive Council for the second district.[3][4]

In 1862, Massachusetts Governor Andrew appointed Wales commissioner to superintend the drafting of militia for Norfolk County. Afterwards Wales was appointed by President Lincoln United States commissioner of the Board of Enrollment for the Second District of Massachusetts from 1863 to 1865.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hamilton, Duane (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 414.
  2. 1 2 Hamilton, Duane (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 413.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, Duane (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., pp. 412–414.
  4. ↑ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1882), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, pp. 271, 363.
  5. ↑ HON. NATHANIEL WALES

Bibliography

  • A Manual for the Use of the General Court By Stephen Nye Gifford pp. 271, 363 (1882).
  • History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I. By Duane Hamilton Hurd pp. 412–414. (1884).


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