Jabez Upham (August 23, 1764 – November 8, 1811) was a
U.S. Representative
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 chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
, brother of
George Baxter Upham
George Baxter Upham (December 27, 1768 – February 10, 1848) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U. S. state of New Hampshire.
Early life
Born in Brookfield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Upham attend ...
, and cousin of
Charles Wentworth Upham
Charles Wentworth Upham (May 4, 1802 – June 15, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Upham was also a member, and President of the Massachusetts State Senate, the 7th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and twice a member of the ...
, both were also U.S. Representatives.
Born in
Brookfield in the
Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in British America which became one of the Thirteen Colonies, thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III of England, William III and Mary II ...
, Upham graduated from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
in 1785. He studied law, was
admitted to the bar
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and commenced practice in
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Sturbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to Old Sturbridge Village living history museum and other sites of historical interest such as Tantiusques.
The population was 9,867 at the 2020 census, with mo ...
.
He moved to
Claremont, New Hampshire
Claremont is the only city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 12,949 at the 2020 census.
History Pre-colonial native populations
Before colonial settlement, the Upper Connecticut River Valley was home to the Pe ...
, and then to
Brookfield, Massachusetts
Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Brookfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660. The population was 3,439 at the 2020 census.
History
Brookfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660 and was officiall ...
, where he continued the practice of law. He served as member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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from 1804 to 1806 and in 1811.
Upham was elected as a
Federalist
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History Europe federation
In Europe, proponents of de ...
to the
Tenth and
Eleventh
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Congresses, and served from March 4, 1807, until his resignation in 1810.
He died in
Brookfield, Massachusetts
Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Brookfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660. The population was 3,439 at the 2020 census.
History
Brookfield was first settled by Europeans in 1660 and was officiall ...
, November 8, 1811. He was interred in New Cemetery,
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
West Brookfield is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2020 census. Lucy Stone was born in West Brookfield, and George and Charles Merriam, the publishers of Webster's Dictionary, were rais ...
.
Jabez Upham was the grandfather of
Horace Gray
Horace Gray (March 24, 1828 – September 15, 1902) was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increa ...
, a
Supreme Court judge.
References
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1764 births
1811 deaths
Harvard University alumni
People from Brookfield, Massachusetts
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
People of colonial Massachusetts
Burials in Massachusetts