George H. Sweetser

George Henry Sweetser (February 12, 1823 – December 9, 1870) was an American tobacco manufacturer and politician who served in the Massachusetts General Court.

Early life and business career
Sweetser was born on February 12, 1823, to Charles and Nancy Mansfield Sweetser. On October 14, 1843, he married Maria Starr of Newton Lower Falls. They had two sons, George Menton and Albert H. Sweetser. Sweetser followed his father into the tobacco business and when the elder Sweetser retired in 1860, his business was taken over by George and his brother Charles A., who ran it as Sweetser Brothers.

Politics
Sweetser held numerous political offices in Saugus, Massachusetts. In 1852 he succeeded his father as Saugus' state representative. In 1860 he was appointed postmaster of Cliftondale. He represented the First Essex the Massachusetts Senate in 1867 and 1869. Sweester died on December 9, 1870, at the age of 47. Zion's Herald reported his cause of death as "congestion of the lungs".