Benjamin Gorham

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Benjamin Gorham
Member of the
Jonathan Mason
Succeeded byDaniel Webster
In office
July 23, 1827 – March 3, 1831
Preceded byDaniel Webster
Succeeded byNathan Appleton
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byNathan Appleton
Succeeded byAbbott Lawrence
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
Succeeded byWilliam Gray
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1814-1818
Personal details
Born(1775-02-13)February 13, 1775
National Republican

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.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

November 6, 1820 - March 3, 1823
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

July 23, 1827 - March 3, 1831
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district

March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835
Succeeded by