Benjamin T. Pickman
American politician
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Benjamin Toppan Pickman (1790 – March 12, 1835), was a Massachusetts politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a member and president of the Boston Common Council.
Preceded byWilliam Thorndike
Succeeded byGeorge Bliss
Preceded byEliphalet Williams
Succeeded byJohn Prescott Bigelow
Benjamin Toppan Pickman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Suffolk district | |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office January 1833 – March 12, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | William Thorndike |
| Succeeded by | George Bliss |
| President of the Boston Common Council[2] | |
| In office January 4, 1830 – January 2, 1832 | |
| Preceded by | Eliphalet Williams |
| Succeeded by | John Prescott Bigelow |
| Member of the Boston Common Council from Ward 7 [2] | |
| In office August 6, 1828 [3] – January 2, 1832 | |
| Preceded by | Thoma Wren Ward[3] |
| Succeeded by | [4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1790 |
| Died | March 12, 1835 (aged 44–45) |
| Spouse | Hannah Bright |
Pickman was the son of Massachusetts Congressman Benjamin Pickman, Jr.
See also
References
- Roberts, Oliver Ayer: of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Company of Massachusetts. Volume II. 1738-1828., Boston, MA: The Ancient and Honorable Company of Massachusetts., p. 408, (1897).
- City of Boston: A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, (1909).
