Benjamin Pickman

Benjamin Pickman (painting by Chester Harding )

Benjamin Pickman Jr. (born September 30, 1763 in Salem , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  August 16, 1843 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1811 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Pickman attended Harvard University until 1784 . He then studied law, but has hardly worked as a lawyer. Instead, he became involved in commerce and politics. Between 1797 and 1802 and again in 1812 and 1813 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . He also sat in the State Senate in 1803 . Between 1805 and 1821 he was a member of the Executive Council of Massachusetts on several occasions .

In the congressional elections of 1808 Pickman was elected as a member of the Federalist Party in the second constituency of Massachusetts to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Joseph Story on March 4, 1809 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1810, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1811 . In 1815 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

In 1820, Benjamin Pickman was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Massachusetts Constitution . From 1810 to 1818 he was chairman of the board of directors ( Overseer ) of Harvard University. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Theological School in Cambridge . He died on August 16, 1843 in his hometown of Salem.

Web links

• Benjamin Pickman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Benjamin Pickman in the database of Find a Grave (English)