| William Allen - Electronic books - 1832 - 820 pages
...brethren looked for advice. Besides being connected with most of the benevolent institutions of Boston, he was a member of the convention for revising the constitution of the state, and just before his death was fixed upon, by one party among the people, as a candidate for an elector... | |
| William Allen - North America - 1832 - 816 pages
...more than half a century. His only (laughter, Mrs. Smith, died in 1813. In 1820, at the age of 95, he was a member of the convention for revising the constitution of Massachusetts. In the last years of his life he liad a friendly correspondence with Mr. Jefferson.... | |
| Lemuel Shattuck - Concord (Mass.) - 1835 - 438 pages
...studied law and was admitted to the bar September, 1805, and immediately after settled in Concord. He was a member of the Convention for revising the Constitution of the State in 1821, and of the Senate in 1825 and 1832. JOHN FAHRAR, son of Dea. Samuel Farrar, born July 1st, pointed... | |
| Samuel Hazard - Banks and banking - 1841 - 440 pages
...then have believed the Bank to be in a sound state. TP Cope having in the autumn of 1836 been elected a member of the convention for revising the Constitution of the State, retired from the Bank. The cotton speculations commenced in 1837, one year afterwards. In 18J9, three... | |
| Thomas Wilson Haynes - Baptists - 1848 - 360 pages
...became pastor of the second Baptist Church, Boston, which relation he sustained to the close of life. He was a member of the Convention for revising the Constitution of Massachusetts, and was nominated to the office of Elector for President just before he died. He was... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - Judges - 1850 - 184 pages
...from taking an active part in politics ; and with a single exception, that of his consenting to sit as a member of the Convention for revising the constitution of the State, he uniformly declined public office. It would certainly be unfortunate for the country if all our ablest... | |
| Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association - Charities - 1853 - 464 pages
...served several years in that capacity. He was several times a representative in the Legislature, and a member of the convention for revising the constitution of the state in 1820. He also served the town many years, as a fire- ward. He was an active and prominent member of the Federal... | |
| Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association - Charities - 1853 - 520 pages
...served several years in that capacity. He was several times a representative in the Legislature, and a member of the convention for revising the constitution of the state in 1(80. He al*o served the town many years, as a fire-ward. He was an active and prominent member of... | |
| Historic buildings - 1854 - 566 pages
...obedient servant, " THEOPHILUS PARSONS." CAMBRIDGE, May 23, 1863. In 1821, Mr. Wheaton was elected a member of the Convention for revising the Constitution of the State of New- York, which having been formed amid the tumults and perils of war, seemed defective and insufficient... | |
| Henry Wyles Cushman - Reference - 1855 - 810 pages
...was a member of the House of Representatives of Vermont from Rochester. In 1836 and again in 1847, he was a member of the Convention for Revising the Constitution of Vermont, and in 1846 and 1847 he was a Senator from the county of Windsor in the Legislature of that... | |
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