John S. Cate

John S. Cate
Mayor of
Everett, Massachusetts
Member of the Everett, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
In office
1887–1889
Preceded by Frank P. Bennett[1]
Succeeded by Charles H. Spencer[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1890–1890
Preceded by Joseph H. Cannell
Succeeded by Frank P. Bennett
Personal details
Born February 24, 1820
Tamworth, New Hampshire
Died October 11, 1906
West Ossipee, New Hampshire
Nationality American
Political party Republican

John S. Cate (March 25, 1839 – October 11, 1906) was an American business executive and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Board of Selectmen, and as Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts.[2]

Early life

Cate was born on March 25, 1839 in Tamworth, New Hampshire.

Business career

Cate was engaged in the manufacture of roofing materials, and was also involved in the real estate business.

Political offices

From 1887 to 1889 Cate served as a member of the Everett, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen.[1] In 1889 Cate was elected as a Republican, (over Independent Republican Thomas Leavitt who had earlier lost the Republican nomination to Cate), to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the legislature of 1899 Cate served on the Committee on Street Railways.[1]

Death

Cate died, on October 11, 1906, at his summer home in West Ossipee, New Hampshire.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. III, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 598.
  2. Sawyer, Henry E. (November 1906), The Granite State Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to Literature, History, Biography and State Progress Vol. XXXVIII No. 11, New Hampshire Necrology, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 550.
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