Gayton P. Osgood
Gayton Pickman Osgood | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |
Preceded by | Jeremiah Nelson |
Succeeded by | Caleb Cushing |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1829-1831 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Salem, Massachusetts | July 4, 1797
Died | June 26, 1861 Andover, Massachusetts | (aged 63)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Gayton Pickman Osgood (July 4, 1797 – June 26, 1861) was a member of the
Personal life
Osgood was the son of Isaac Osgood (1755-1847) and his second wife Rebecca Taylor Pickman (1775-1801), who married on December 8, 1794. His father was previously married to Rebecca's sister, Sarah (1772-1791), who he married in 1790. Following his mother's death, his father married for a third time to Mary Pickman (1765-1856) in 1802. Mary was a first cousin of Sarah and Rebecca Pickman, and the younger sister of Massachusetts Congressman Benjamin Pickman. Pickman was also Gayton Osgood's first cousin, once removed. Osgood's uncle, Samuel Osgood, was the first Postmaster General of the United States. His sister, Sally Pickman Osgood, was the mother of Massachusetts Congressman George B. Loring.
His brother, Isaac, was the father of Charlotte Emeline Osgood, who married Massachusetts Congressman Moses T. Stevens. His second cousin, twice removed was Rhode Island Governor and Senator George P. Wetmore, while Wetmore's sister, Annie, married William Watts Sherman. Wetmore and Sherman's daughter Georgette married Harold Brown (Rhode Island financier).
His third great-grandmother, Mary Clements Osgood, was accused of being a witch during the
External links
- United States Congress. "Gayton P. Osgood (id: O000115)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.