Asa Redington

Asa Redington (born July 4, 1789 in Vassalboro , Massachusetts , † June 5, 1874 in Augusta , Maine ) was an American lawyer and politician who was Maine State Treasurer from 1835 to 1837 .

Life

Asa Redington Jr. was born the son of Asa Redington (1761-1845) and Mary Polly Getchell (1770-1804) in what is now Maine. His father Asa Redington was a member of the George Washington Guard and was a very successful businessman and politician. The Redington Museum at Waterville was built in his home and is named after him.

Redington studied at Bowdoin College . which he finished in 1811. He worked as a lawyer in Augusta and was a District Court judge. He was also the founder of the Ticonic Bank of Waterville . From 1835 to 1837 he was Maine State Treasurer.

Asa Redington married Caroline F. Sherwin (1800–1832) in 1817. They had a daughter. After the death of Caroline Sherwin he married Sophia Longfellow (1795-1867). This marriage remained childless. Redington died in Augusta on June 5, 1874. His grave is in Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston.

Web links

Asa Redington in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Redington, Asa b. 4-JUL-1789 Vassalboro, ME d. 5-JUN-1874 Augusta, ME: Waterville Maine Genealogy. In: watervillegenealogy.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016 .
^ The Redington Museum and Waterville Historical Society. In: redingtonmuseum.org. The Redington Museum and Waterville Historical Society, accessed January 1, 2016 .
↑ Read-only. (No longer available online.) In: colby.edu. web.colby.edu, archived from the original on January 1, 2016 ; accessed on January 1, 2016 .
^ Maine Genealogy Archives: Graduates of Bowdoin College, 1806-1815. In: mainegenealogy.net. archives.mainegenealogy.net, accessed January 1, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Redington, Asa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Redington, Asa Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	4th July 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vassalboro , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	June 5, 1874
Place of death	Augusta , Maine

[Bio-1] Redington, Asa b. 4-JUL-1789 Vassalboro, ME d. 5-JUN-1874 Augusta, ME: Waterville Maine Genealogy. In: watervillegenealogy.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016 .

[2] The Redington Museum and Waterville Historical Society. In: redingtonmuseum.org. The Redington Museum and Waterville Historical Society, accessed January 1, 2016 .

[3] Read-only. (No longer available online.) In: colby.edu. web.colby.edu, archived from the original on January 1, 2016 ; accessed on January 1, 2016 .

[4] Maine Genealogy Archives: Graduates of Bowdoin College, 1806-1815. In: mainegenealogy.net. archives.mainegenealogy.net, accessed January 1, 2016 .