Joseph Sebastian Cabot (October 8, 1796 – June 29, 1874) was a Massachusetts banker and politician who served as the fourth Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts.
Joseph Sebastian Cabot[1] | |
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| 4th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office 1845–1849 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Palfrey Webb |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Silsbee, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1796[1][2] Salem, Massachusetts[2] |
| Died | June 29, 1874 (aged 77)[2] Salem, Massachusetts[3] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Martha Laurens Stearns[1] |
| Residence(s) | Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts[3] |
| Alma mater | Harvard,[3] 1815[1][2][3] |
| Profession | Bank president[2] |
Cabot was president of the Asiatic Bank,[2][3] the Salem Savings Bank, and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.[1] He was also the Massachusetts State Bank Commissioner.[1]
In 1838, Cabot's name was submitted for a fourth consecutive Democratic nomination to the United States House of Representatives from the south Essex County district, but the district convention at Salem chose Robert Rantoul Jr. The nomination provoked a dispute between Rantoul and Benjamin F. Hallett, who supported Cabot and was in competition with Rantoul for the position of United States Attorney.[4] Rantoul went on to lose to Whig incumbent Leverett Saltonstall I with a significant write-in vote for Cabot.[5] Rantoul claimed these votes were cast by Gloucester fishermen returning from long months at sea who had been misinformed that Cabot was the Democratic nominee by "disorganizers."[6]