Solomon Sibley

Solomon Sibley
1st Mayor of Detroit, first charter
In office
1806–1806
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byElijah Brush
Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan Territory's at-large district
In office
November 20, 1820 – March 3, 1823
Preceded byWilliam Woodbridge
Succeeded byGabriel Richard
Personal details
BornOctober 7, 1769
Sutton, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1846(1846-04-04) (aged 76)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Democratic-Republican (before 1825)
Alma materBrown University
ProfessionLawyer

Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769 – April 4, 1846) was an American politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory who became the first mayor of Detroit.