Jonas Sibley
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Jonas Sibley was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts
, and completed preparatory studies there. He was Selectman, Town moderator, and Town treasurer. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
,and was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
He also served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820.
Sibley was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth
Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Sutton on February 5, 1834, and was interred in Center Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts
Sutton, Massachusetts
-Library:The Sutton Free Library was established in 1876. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Sutton spent 0.7% of its budget on its public library—some $18 per person.-Education:...
, and completed preparatory studies there. He was Selectman, Town moderator, and Town treasurer. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
,and was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
He also served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820.
Sibley was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Sutton on February 5, 1834, and was interred in Center Cemetery.