John Locke (Massachusetts politician)
John Locke | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Clesson Allen |
| Succeeded by | Joseph G. Kendall |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1804–1805 1813 1823 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1764 Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | March 29, 1855 (aged 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Hannah Goodwin |
| Profession | Lawyer |
John Locke (February 14, 1764 – March 29, 1855), was a
U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
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Early life, education, and career
Locke was born in
Andover Academy and Dartmouth College, eventually graduating from Harvard University in 1792. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and began practicing law in Ashby in 1796.[2]
Political career
Locke was a member of the
Massachusetts State Senate in 1830, and of the state executive council in 1831.[citation needed] At this time he also resumed the practice of law.[citation needed
]
Writing
He wrote two "essays" about how the Articles of Confederation were wrong, and was ridiculed greatly by peers.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
Locke married Hannah Goodwin.
References
- ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. L
- ^ a b Green, Samuel Abbott (1892), An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts: Including Natives Who Have Practised Elsewhere and Those Also Who Have Studied Law in the Town, Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, pp. 126–127
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