Hiram A. Tenney, Newburyport ‘s first librarian, was born Nov. 28, 1818 in a house on Ashland Street. Trained as shoemaker, he was elected librarian in 1855, serving all but one year until his death in 1889. He lived on Lime Street with his wife and three children, one of whom became assistant librarian. By 1880, the library had 18,614 volumes.
- The Museum of Old Newbury
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