John S. Cate

John S. Cate
John S. Cate
Mayor of; Everett, Massachusetts
	In office; 1897–1898
Preceded by	John D. Henderson
Succeeded by	Francis E. Dyer
	In office; 1895–1896
Preceded by	Francis Batchedler
Succeeded by	John D. Henderson
Member of the Everett, Massachusetts; Board of Selectmen
	In office; 1887–1889
Preceded by	Frank P. Bennett
Succeeded by	Charles H. Spencer
Member of the; Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; 1890–1890
Preceded by	Joseph H. Cannell
Succeeded by	Frank P. Bennett
Personal details
Born	March 25, 1839; Tamworth, New Hampshire
Died	October 11, 1906 (aged 67); 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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
^ 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

[HistofMidsecou_1890-Hurdpg598-1] 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

[GSMv38no11pg550-2] 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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