Benjamin T. Pickman
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Benjamin Toppan Pickman was a Massachusetts politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate
, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
and as a member and President of the Boston Common Council.
Pickman was the son of Massachusetts Congressman Benjamin Pickman, Jr.
President of the Massachusetts Senate
The President of the Massachusetts Senate is the presiding officer. In the United States Congress, the Vice President of the United States is the ex officio President of the United States Senate. In Massachusetts, however, the President of the Senate is elected from and by the Senators...
, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
and as a member and President of the Boston Common Council.
Pickman was the son of Massachusetts Congressman Benjamin Pickman, Jr.
Benjamin Pickman, Jr.
Benjamin Pickman, Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Pickman was born in Salem, Massachusetts, a descendant of Benjamin Pickman, an Englishman from Bristol. Benjamin Pickman, Jr. graduated from Harvard University in 1784 after having attended Dummer Academy...