NATHANIEL PRENTICE BANKS

Banks, Nathaniel Prentice (1816-1894) — also known as Nathaniel P. Banks; "The Bobbin Boy" — of Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., January 30, 1816. Son of Nathaniel Prentice Banks and Rebecca (Greenwood) Banks; married 1847 to Mary Palmer. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1849-52; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1851; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1853-57, 1865-73, 1875-79, 1889-91 (7th District 1853-57, 6th District 1865-73, 5th District 1875-79, 1889-91); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1856-57; Governor of Massachusetts, 1858-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1872; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1874. Died in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., September 1, 1894. Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Mass.
Spouse: Mary Theodosia Palmer
Born: 16 Oct 1819 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 31 Jan 1901 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage: 11 Apr 1847 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
Children Sex Birth
Henry Waltham Banks M 20 Feb 1848 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Binney Banks F 3 Feb 1852 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Joseph Fremont Banks M 19 Aug 1855 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Maud Banks F 15 Feb 1857 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell