Background
Seaver was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts In 1812 Seaver became an apprentice at the auction and commission store of whitwell & Bond.
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Benjamin Seaver
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In 1816 Seaver became a partner in the firm which was renames Whitwell, Bond & Company
Seaver married Sarah Johnson. City of Boston Common Council
He was reelected to the Common Council from Ward 5 in 1846 and 1847. In 1848 Seaver moved to Ward 4 and was subsequently elected as a councilor from the new ward in 1848 and 1849.
In July 1847 Seaver was elected as President of the Common Council and he held that position for the two and a half years that he remained on the City of Boston Common Council.
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Membership
Seaver was first elected to represent Boston"s Ward 5 as a member of the Common Council in 1845. From 1846 to 1848 Seaver served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in 1850 and 1851 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
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