Benjamin Hitchings Jr.

Benjamin Hitchings Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Saugus
In office
1841–1841
Preceded byFrancis Dizer
Succeeded byStephen E. Hawkes
Personal details
BornJanuary 12, 1813
Lynn, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 13, 1893 (aged 80)
Saugus, Massachusetts
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery
Saugus, Massachusetts
SpouseEsther C. Carlton (1840-1893; his death)
RelationsJohn B. Hitchings (brother)
Otis M. Hitchings (brother)
Charles S. Hitchings (nephew)
OccupationShoe manufacturer

Benjamin Hitchings Jr. (January 12, 1813 – January 13, 1893) was an American shoe manufacturer and politician who served one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Hitchings was born on January 12, 1813, in Lynn, Massachusetts to Benjamin and Jane Hitchings.[1] The Hitchings family soon moved to Saugus, Massachusetts, where Benjamin Hitchings Sr. started a shoe manufacturing business.[2] On September 6, 1840, Hitchings married Esther C. Carlton. They had two daughters.[3] In 1841, Hitchings represented Saugus in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[4] Hitchings died on January 13, 1893. [5]

  1. ^ Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Essex Institute. 1905. p. 191. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. ^ Atherton, Horace H. (1915). History of Saugus, Massachusetts. Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade. p. 43. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ Vital Records of Saugus, Massachusetts To the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute. 1907. pp. 16, 33. ISBN 9780883890783. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ Robinson, E. P. (1885). "Sketch of Saugus". The Bay State Monthly. 2: 150. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "John B Hitchings". BillionGraves.com. BillionGraves.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.