Sutton, William, 1800-1882
Variant namesWilliam Sutton (1800-1882), the son of William and Elizabeth (Treadwell) Sutton, was born in Salem, Mass., on 26 July 1800. Sutton was a successful merchant in Salem, and from 1835 to 1880, president of the Salem Commercial Bank, later called the First National Bank of Salem. He was a trustee or director for a number of institutions and corporations, a member of the Massachusetts state legislature, and an officer in the Salem Cadets. Sutton was an active Freemason, joining the Jordan Lodge in Danvers in 1823 and the Essex Lodge in Salem in 1845. In 1879, he donated his library to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Sutton married twice and died in Peabody, Mass., on 18 April 1882.
From the description of Catalog of Masonic Library, ca. 1862. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191280689
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| creatorOf | Sutton, William, 1800-1882. Catalog of Masonic Library, ca. 1862. | Gadsden Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Sutton's Mills (North Andover, Mass.). [Business records]. | American Textile History Museum Library | |
| creatorOf | Sutton, Richard. [Letter] 1829 Dec. 4, Washington, D.C. : [from] Richard Sutton [to] William Sutton, Salem, Mass. | American Textile History Museum Library | |
| creatorOf | Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. Letters of Benjamin Butler [manuscript], 1869-1890. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Sutton, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Sutton's Mills (North Andover, Mass.) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1800
Death 1882
