Mann was born in Medfield,Massachusetts on June 26,1796.[1] Mann learned the trade of a carriage painter from Messrs Bird of Walpole.[1] In 1823 he went to Easton where he remained but a short time,removing the year following to Taunton where he remained five years.[1] He then went to Wrentham and thence to Dedham where he took the place of his brother-in-law,Major TP Whitney,as Deputy Sheriff and Jailer.[1]
On the death of Sheriff John Baker II,Mann was appointed Sheriff on February 8,1843,for a term of five years.[1] At the end of his term he declined a reappointment,but continued to act as Deputy Sheriff and Jailer until July 1855 when failing health compelled his resignation.[1] Mann soon after removed to Vernon,Connecticut the residence of his youngest daughter.[1] He died there on April 15,1857.[1]
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