Charles Wentworth Upham

Charles Wentworth Upham

Charles Wentworth Upham (born May 4, 1802 in Saint John , New Brunswick , †  June 15, 1875 in Salem , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now Canada , Charles Upham was a cousin of Congressmen George B. Upham (1768-1848) and Jabez Upham (1764-1811). He initially completed an apprenticeship as a pharmacist and temporarily worked on a farm in Nova Scotia . In 1816 he came to Boston , Massachusetts. After studying theology at Harvard University and his ordination as a clergyman, he worked in Salem between 1824 and 1844 in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . Between 1840 and 1849 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . In 1850 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . In 1852 he was elected mayor of Salem; a year later he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Massachusetts Constitution .

In the 1852 congressional election , Upham was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded George T. Davis on March 4, 1853 . Since he was not confirmed in 1854, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1855. This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .

In 1857 and 1858, Upham was a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate . He then sat again as a member of the House of Representatives in his state in 1859 and 1860. He died in Salem on June 15, 1875.

Web links

• Charles Wentworth Upham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Wentworth Upham in the database of Find a Grave (English)