Background
Masters was born in New York and moved to Cleveland with his first wife, Naomi, in 1851.
Masters was born in New York and moved to Cleveland with his first wife, Naomi, in 1851.
Masters became a trustee of Ohio City. He later helped William B. Castle negotiate the merger between Cleveland and Ohio City. Masters defeated his successor, Edward South. Flint, because of his Republican views during the Civil War.
Masters resigned from office in May 1864 when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis.
He subsequently sold his part of Peck & Masters shipbuilding company. Masters moved to New England and then to Nova Scotia to regain his health.
His health still declined, and he moved to Pine Island, Minnesota, where he died in 1865.
Masters was a member of the Cleveland City Council and was the president of the City Council three times and officially welcomed Abraham Lincoln when he visited Cleveland in 1861.