Asahel Huntington was born in Topsfield, Mass., 23 July, 1798, and died in Salem, Mass., after a brief illness, 5 Sept., 1870. His father was the Rev. Asahel Huntington (Dartmouth Coll. 1786), and his mother was Alethea, daughter of Dr. Elisha Lord, of Pomfret, Conn.
After leaving College, Mr. Huntington commenced his legal studies at Newburyport, and after some interruptions completed them at Salem, Mass., where he was admitted to the bar in 1824. He continued in practice in Salem until 1851, when he was appointed clerk of all the courts in the County : this office he held till his death. He served the State repeatedly in the Legislature, and in the Constitutional Convention of 1853: and in the same year was mayor of the city of Salem.
He was married, 15 Aug., 1842, to Mrs. Caroline (Deblois) Tucker, of Boston, who survives him, with a son and daughter.
(Yale Alumni Obituary Manuscript)
Asahel Huntington was born in Topsfield, Mass., 23 July, 1798, and died in Salem, Mass., after a brief illness, 5 Sept., 1870. His father was the Rev. Asahel Huntington (Dartmouth Coll. 1786), and his mother was Alethea, daughter of Dr. Elisha Lord, of Pomfret, Conn.
After leaving College, Mr. Huntington commenced his legal studies at Newburyport, and after some interruptions completed them at Salem, Mass., where he was admitted to the bar in 1824. He continued in practice in Salem until 1851, when he was appointed clerk of all the courts in the County : this office he held till his death. He served the State repeatedly in the Legislature, and in the Constitutional Convention of 1853: and in the same year was mayor of the city of Salem.
He was married, 15 Aug., 1842, to Mrs. Caroline (Deblois) Tucker, of Boston, who survives him, with a son and daughter.
(Yale Alumni Obituary Manuscript)
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