Moses Tenney, Jr. (June 18, 1808 – January 7, 1903) was an American politician who served as Treasurer of Massachusetts.

Moses Tenney, Jr.
25th Massachusetts Treasurer
In office
1856[1]–1861[1]
Preceded byThomas J. Marsh
Succeeded byHenry K. Oliver
Massachusetts Senate[1] Essex District[2]
In office
1855[2]–1855[2]
Personal details
BornJune 18, 1808[1]
Newbury, Massachusetts[1]
DiedJanuary 7, 1903.[3]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyKnow Nothing[3]
SpouseMary Ann Northend[1]

Early life edit

Tenney was born in Newbury, Massachusetts to Moses and Hannah (Whitaker) Tenney,[1]

Family life edit

Tenney married Mary Ann Northend on April 6, 1831, they had five children, she died on May 18, 1888.[1] They lived in Georgetown, Massachusetts.[4]

Massachusetts State Senate edit

Tenney was elected to the Massachusetts Senate for the Essex District[2] in 1854,[1] serving for the year 1855,[2] on the committee of railroads and canals.[3]

State treasurer edit

Tenney was elected state treasurer in 1855,[1] and subsequently re elected to four more one year terms.

Death edit

Tenney died on January 7, 1903.[3]

Bibliography edit

  • Massachusetts General Court "Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1855", page 1056 (1855).
  • Tenney, Martha Jane, The Tenney Family, or, the Descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638–1890, page 210 (1891).
  • Tenney, Martha Jane, The Tenney Family, or, the Descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638–1890, pages 350–351(1904).
Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas J. Marsh
Massachusetts Treasurer
1856–1861
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tenney, Martha Jane (1891), The Tenney Family, or, the Descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638–1890, Boston, Massachusetts: M. J. Tenny, p. 210
  2. ^ a b c d e Massachusetts General Court (1855), Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1855, Boston, Massachusetts: The Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 1056
  3. ^ a b c d Tenney, Martha Jane (1904), The Tenney Family, or, the Descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638–1890, Concord, New Hampshire: M. J. Tenny, p. 351
  4. ^ Tenney, Martha Jane (1904), The Tenney Family, or, the Descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638–1890, Concord, New Hampshire: M. J. Tenny, p. 350