Jonas Sibley

Jonas Sibley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1823  March 3, 1825
Preceded by Samuel Lathrop
Succeeded by John Davis
Personal details
Born (1762-03-07)March 7, 1762
Sutton, Massachusetts
Died February 5, 1834(1834-02-05) (aged 71)
Sutton, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic-Republican

Jonas Sibley (March 7, 1762 – February 5, 1834) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

He was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, and completed preparatory studies there. He married Lydia Rice of Sutton. He was Selectman, Town moderator, and Town treasurer. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He also served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820.

Sibley was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Sutton on February 5, 1834, and was interred in Center Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Samuel Lathrop
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Succeeded by
John Davis

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