George Bruce Upton
| George Bruce Upton | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council[1] | |
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In office 1853[1] – 1853[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853[1] | |
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In office 1853[1] – 1853[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket and Dukes County District[2] | |
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In office 1843[2] – 1843[2] | |
| Preceded by | Barker Burnell |
| Succeeded by | Obed Barney |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Nantucket District[2] | |
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In office 1837[2] – 1837[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 11, 1804 Eastport, Maine |
| Died |
July 1, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Whig[3] |
| Children | George Bruce Upton |
| Occupation | Dry goods clerk, Shipbuilder |
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George Bruce Upton (October 11, 1804-July 1, 1874) was an American shipbuilder and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the Massachusetts Senate[2] and in the Massachusetts Executive Council.[1]
Early life
Upton was born on October 11, 1804 to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton[4] in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).[3]
Family life
Upton married Ann Coffin Hussey of Nantucket on May 2, 1826. They had eight children.[5]
Business career
Upton served as the treasurer of the Michigan Central Railroad for eight years.[5]
Public service
While he lived in Nantucket Upton was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1837, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1843.[2] After he moved back to Boston Upton served as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council in 1853, and as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.[1]
Whig National Convention
Upton served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1844.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Allen, Walter (January 1875), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 6.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Starbuck, Alexander (July 26, 1911), Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association, SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, July Twenty-sixth, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, Nantucket, Massachusetts: Nantucket Historical Association, p. 32.
- 1 2 3 Cutter, William Richard (1907), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund, Volume VII, 1871-1880; HON. GEORGE BRUCE UPTON, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 109.
- ↑ Allen, Walter (January 1875), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 3.
- 1 2 Cutter, William Richard (1907), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund, Volume VII, 1871-1880; HON. GEORGE BRUCE UPTON, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 110.