Nathaniel Silsbee Jr.

[1] His sister, Mary Crowninshield Silsbee, was the wife of Jared Sparks, the 17th President of Harvard College, and another sister, Georgiana Crowninshield Silsbee, was the wife of Francis Henry Appleton and Henry Saltonstall.

Nathaniel Silsbee, and his maternal grandparents were Mary (née Derby) Crowninshield and Capt.

[11] He was also a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Essex district in 1833, 1846 and in the extra special session called in 1848 to choose presidential electors.

He also served as treasurer of Harvard College from 1862 to 1876 during the presidency of Thomas Hill and Charles William Eliot.

Together, they were the parents of:[6] He was also a collector of art, and acquired the 1853 painting, Salem Harbor, from the artist Fitz Henry Lane.