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"of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 8, 1765. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1796, 1803-05; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1803-05; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1796; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-1801; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1805; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1814; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1817-22; Federalist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1823; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1829-31. Harrison, Maine, is named for him. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 28, 1848 (age 83 years, 20 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. "

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"of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 8, 1765. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1796, 1803-05; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1803-05; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1796; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-1801; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1805; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1814; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1817-22; Federalist candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1823; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1829-31. Harrison, Maine, is named for him. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 28, 1848 (age 83 years, 20 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. "
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