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1808 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Massachusetts
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See also * Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district special election, 1808 * United States House of Representatives elections, 1808 and 1809 * List of United States representatives from Massachusetts Notes References 1808 Massachusetts United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiah Quincy III
Josiah Quincy III (; February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was an American educator and political figure. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives (1805–1813), mayor of Boston (1823–1828), and President of Harvard University (1829–1845). The historic Quincy Market in downtown Boston is named in his honor. Life and politics Early life and education Quincy, the son of Josiah Quincy II and Abigail Phillips, was born in Boston, on that part of Washington Street that was then known as Marlborough Street. He was a descendant of the George Phillips (Watertown), Rev. George Phillips of Watertown, Massachusetts, Watertown, the progenitor of the New England Phillips family in America. Quincy's father had traveled to England in 1774, partly for his health but mainly as an agent of the patriot cause to meet with the friends of the colonists in London. Josiah Quincy II died off the coast of Gloucester on April 26, 1775. His son, y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Gardner
Gideon Gardner (May 30, 1759 – March 22, 1832) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Gardner received a limited schooling. Gardner was a successful ship master, and later became a shipowner. Gardner also engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was reportedly owner of the Ganges (1809 whaler) when "Gardner's Island" was discovered. Gardner was elected as a Democratic-Republican Party to the Eleventh Congress (March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811). He resumed his former business pursuits. He was the bearer of a petition from the citizens of Nantucket to Congress for tax relief in 1813. He died in Nantucket, Massachusetts, March 22, 1832. He was interred in Friends Burying Ground. Gardner was a direct descendant of Thomas Gardner (planter). See also * Gardner (whaling family) The Gardner family were a group of whalers operating out of Nantucket, Massachusetts, from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. Some members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives Elections In Massachusetts, 1800–1801
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Richard Cutts
Richard Cutts (June 28, 1771 – April 7, 1845) was an American merchant and politician. A Democratic-Republican, he was most notable for his service as Second Comptroller of the United States Treasury from 1817 to 1829 and a United States representative from Massachusetts from 1801 to 1813. Early life Cutts was born Cutts Island on June 28, 1771. The island was near the town of Pepperellborough in Massachusetts Bay's Province of Maine (modern-day Saco, Maine). The fifth of eight children born to Thomas Cutts and Elizabeth Scammon Cutts, he attended the rural schools of Maine and Phillips Academy, Andover. He graduated from Harvard University in 1790, then traveled extensively in Europe. Cutts' father was a shipbuilder and merchant who traded in lumber and other cargoes at ports in several Caribbean islands. Cutts studied law, but rather than pursuing a legal career, he also became a successful trader and merchant. Political career A Democratic-Republican, Cutts served in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Maine
The District of Maine was the governmental designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from October 25, 1780 to March 15, 1820, when it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state. The district was a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and before American independence had been part of the British province of Massachusetts Bay. Colonial history Originally settled in 1607 by the Plymouth Company, the coastal area between the Merrimack and Kennebec rivers, as well as an irregular parcel of land between the headwaters of the two rivers, became the province of Maine in a 1622 land grant. In 1629, the land was split, creating an area between the Piscataqua and Merrimack rivers which became the province of New Hampshire. It existed through a series of land patents made by the kings of England during this era, and included New Somersetshire, Lygonia, and Falmouth. The province was incorporated into the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the 1650s, beginning with the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Robbins
Edward Hutchinson Robbins (February 9, 1758 – 1829) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1802 to 1806. Early life Robbins was born on February 9, 1758 in Milton, Province of Massachusetts Bay in what was then British America. He was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Robbins (1726–1795) and Elizabeth (née Hutchinson) Robbins (1731–1793). His mother was married to Caleb Chappel Jr. Among his siblings was Lydia Robbins and Nathaniel Johnson Robbins. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Robbins and Ruth (née Johnson) Robbins. His maternal grandparents were Lydia (née Foster) Hutchinson and Edward Hutchinson, a grandson of Capt. Edward Hutchinson (and his parents, magistrate William Hutchinson and Anne Hutchinson). He graduated from Harvard College in 1775. Career After his graduation, he became a lawyer, a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. On October 21, 1786, Robbins and his brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Seaver
Ebenezer Seaver (July 5, 1763 – March 1, 1844) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Roxbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Seaver graduated from Harvard University in 1784. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1794–1802. Seaver was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1812 to the 13th United States Congress, Thirteenth Congress. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1820. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1822, 1823, and 1826. He died in Roxbury, Massachusetts, March 1, 1844. External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Seaver, Ebenezer 1763 births 1844 deaths Harvard University alumni Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
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Massachusetts's 12th Congressional District Special Election, 1807
A special election was held in in 1807 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell (DR), who had been appointed Massachusetts Attorney General on July 13 of that year. Election results Bacon took his seat on November 2, 1807. See also *List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
Below is a list of special elections to the United States House of Represe ...
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Ezekiel Bacon
Ezekiel Bacon (September 1, 1776 – October 18, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts and New York. Early life Ezekiel Bacon was born on September 1, 1776, in Boston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth (née Goldthwaite) and John Bacon. He graduated from Yale College in 1794. Then he attended Litchfield Law School and studied law with Nathan Dane in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the bar in 1800. Career Bacon commenced practice in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1805 to 1806. Bacon was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 10th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell and took his seat on November 2, 1807. He was re-elected to the 11th and 12th United States Congresses, holding office until March 3, 1813. He was the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means (12th Congress). He was chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abijah Bigelow
Abijah Bigelow (December 5, 1775 – April 5, 1860) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Westminster in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Elisha and Sarah (Goodridge) Bigelow, Abijah Bigelow studied at Leicester (Massachusetts) Academy and New Ipswich Academy at New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1795. He studied law in Groton, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Worcester County bar in 1798 and commenced practice in Leominster, Massachusetts, in the same year. He was town clerk of Leominster 1803–1809. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1807–1809. He was a Justice of the Peace 1809-1860 and justice of the quorum 1812–1860. Bigelow was elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Stedman. He was reelected to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served from October 8, 1810, to March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stedman
William Stedman (January 21, 1765 – August 31, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Stedman was born in Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He graduated from Harvard University in 1784. After this he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1787 and practiced in Lancaster, Charlestown, and Worcester. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1790. He served as town clerk of Lancaster 1795-1800. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1802. He served as executive chancellor of Lancaster from 1803 to 1807. Stedman was elected as a Federalist to the Eighth Congress. He was elected from the Massachusetts' 11th Congressional district. The district he represented had been drawn in the redistricting following the 1800 Census. It essentially covered the area of Worcester and northward to the New Hampshire border. Stedman was reelected to three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his resignati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
