Samuel Atkins Eliot (politician)

Samuel Atkins Eliot
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 1st district
In office
August 22, 1850 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byRobert C. Winthrop
Succeeded byWilliam Appleton
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1843–1844
7th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1837–1840
Preceded bySamuel T. Armstrong
Succeeded byJonathan Chapman
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1834–1837
Personal details
Born(1798-03-05)March 5, 1798
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 1862(1862-01-29) (aged 63)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Children6, including Charles
ParentSamuel Eliot
RelativesEliot family

Samuel Atkins Eliot (March 5, 1798 – January 29, 1862) was a member of the notable Eliot family of Boston, Massachusetts, who served in political positions at the local, state and national levels.[1]

  1. ^ Henry James (1930). Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University 1869-1909. p. 27.