John Forrester Andrew (November 26, 1850 – May 30, 1895) was a

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from

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. He was born to

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and Eliza Jane (Hersey) Andrew in Hingham on November 26, 1850. He attended private schools, including

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and Brooks School. He graduated from

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in 1872 and from Harvard Law School in 1875. He was admitted to the Suffolk bar and commenced practice in

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. He was a member of the

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. and served in the

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. He also served as Boston commissioner of parks. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for

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in 1886. Andrew was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He served as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Fifty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. Andrew resumed the practice of his profession, and died in Boston on May 30, 1895. His interment was in Mount Auburn Cemetery in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrew, John Forrester 1850 births 1895 deaths People from Hingham, Massachusetts American people of English descent Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators 19th-century American politicians Brooks School alumni Phillips Academy alumni Harvard Law School alumni Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery Harvard College alumni