John Brackett

John Brackett

John Quincy Adams Brackett (born June 8, 1842 in Bradford , Merrimack County , New Hampshire , † April 6, 1918 in Arlington , Massachusetts) was an American politician and governor of the state of Massachusetts from 1890 to 1891 .

Early years and political advancement

John Brackett attended Harvard University until 1865 . After studying law, he began to work as a lawyer in Boston in 1868 . At times he also worked as a military lawyer for the militia. Brackett was a member of the Republican Party . From 1873 to 1877 he was a member of the Boston City Council. Between 1877 and 1882 and from 1884 to 1887 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts ; from 1885 he was his speaker as the successor to George A. Marden . From 1887 and 1890 he was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and thus Deputy to Governor Oliver Ames .

Massachusetts governor and further résumé

On November 5, 1889 Brackett was elected the new governor of his state, where he prevailed with 48:46 percent of the vote against the Democrat William Russell . During his tenure, judicial and tax reforms were carried out and the laws on controlling alcohol consumption were tightened. After he had failed in November 1890 against the re-running for the Democrats Russell in the attempt to re-elect, he resigned on January 7, 1891 from his office. In June 1892 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis ; in 1896 and 1900 he was a Republican elector in the presidential election. He also worked as a lawyer again after his governorship. John Brackett died in April 1918. He was married to Angie M. Peck.

Web links

• John Brackett in the National Governors Association (English)

• John Brackett in the database of Find a Grave (English)