Benjamin Gorham
Benjamin Gorham | |
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Member of the Jonathan Mason | |
Succeeded by | Daniel Webster |
In office July 23, 1827 – March 3, 1831 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Webster |
Succeeded by | Nathan Appleton |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
Preceded by | Nathan Appleton |
Succeeded by | Abbott Lawrence |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
Succeeded by | William Gray |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1814-1818 | |
Personal details | |
Born | National Republican | February 13, 1775
Benjamin Gorham (February 13, 1775 – September 27, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
He was the son of
Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Mason
; he was re-elected when the term expired, and served until March 3, 1823.
Afterwards he returned to the State senate for one term beginning May 28, 1823, before being elected as an
Twenty-third Congress
(March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835). Afterward he served again a member of the State house of representatives in 1841 and resumed the practice of law.
He died in Boston in 1855, aged 80, and was interred in the Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown.
References
- United States Congress. "Benjamin Gorham (id: G000324)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.