Moses Tenney, Jr. | |
Birth Date: | June 18, 1808 |
Death Date: | January 7, 1903. |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Know Nothing |
Spouse: | Mary Ann Northend |
Order: | 25th |
Massachusetts Treasurer | |
Term Start: | 1856 |
Term End: | 1861 |
Predecessor: | Thomas J. Marsh |
Successor: | Henry K. Oliver |
Title2: | Massachusetts Senate Essex District |
Term Start2: | 1855 |
Term End2: | 1855 |
Moses Tenney, Jr. (June 18, 1808 – January 7, 1903) was an American politician who served as Treasurer of Massachusetts.
Tenney was born in Newbury, Massachusetts to Moses and Hannah (Whitaker) Tenney,
Tenney married Mary Ann Northend on April 6, 1831, they had five children, she died on May 18, 1888. They lived in Georgetown, Massachusetts.
Tenney was elected to the Massachusetts Senate for the Essex District in 1854, serving for the year 1855, on the committee of railroads and canals.
Tenney was elected state treasurer in 1855, and subsequently re elected to four more one year terms.
Tenney died on January 7, 1903.