John Marshall Raymond

John Marshall Raymond was born in Salem on June 16, 1852, to Alfred Augustus Raymond (1817–1904), a blacksmith, and his wife, Sarah Slade (Buffum) Raymond, both Quakers. He was educated in the Salem Public Schools, The Friends School in Providence, R.I., and graduated from Boston University’s Law School in 1878.  Following his law education, he opened a practice in Salem. 

Raymond served as Salem’s twenty-fifth mayor from 1886 to 1889. The Salem Public Library was established during his term. He served as a member of Massachusetts Governor Long’s Council in 1880, and as a member and President of the Salem Council in 1881 and 1882. Raymond’s civic and business positions included serving as President of the Salem Mutual Benefit Association, President of the Salem Cooperative Bank, and Director of the Mercantile National Bank of Salem. 

In 1879, he married Anna Belle Jackson, and in 1893, he married Jennie Abbot Ward. Raymond died March 7, 1920, at his Lafayette Street home, “Overlook”. His home no longer stands, but Raymond Road is named in his honor. 

He is buried on Catalpa Avenue, Lot #1819.