Stephen G. Wheatland
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Stephen Goodhue Wheatland (August 11, 1824 – March 2, 1892) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, as a member and President of the Common Council and who served as a Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts
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Wheatland attended Harvard where he was a member and librarian of the Porcellian Club
, and a member of the Hasty Pudding Club
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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...
, as a member and President of the Common Council and who served as a Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
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Wheatland attended Harvard where he was a member and librarian of the Porcellian Club
Porcellian Club
The Porcellian Club is a men's-only final club at Harvard University, sometimes called the Porc or the P.C. The year of founding is usually given as 1791, when a group began meeting under the name "the Argonauts," or as 1794, the year of the roast pig dinner at which the club, known first as "the...
, and a member of the Hasty Pudding Club
Hasty Pudding Club
The Hasty Pudding Club is a social club for Harvard students. It was founded by Nymphus Hatch, a junior at Harvard College, in 1770. The club is named for the traditional American dish that the founding members ate at their first meeting...
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