John G. Palfrey

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John Gorham Palfrey (born May 2, 1796 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  April 26, 1881 in Cambridge , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1849 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Palfrey attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and then studied at Harvard University until 1815 . After studying theology and being ordained a minister of the Unitarian Church in 1818, he began to work in this profession in Boston. In 1828 he was "overseer" ( overseer ) at Harvard University and received a teaching post . From 1831 to 1839 he was Professor of Biblical Theology and Dean of Harvard Divinity School . Between 1835 and 1843, Palfrey also published the North American Review newspaper. Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party . In 1842 and 1843 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ; from 1844 to 1848 he was Secretary of the Commonwealth, acting officer of the State Government of Massachusetts.

In the 1846 congressional election , Palfrey was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Benjamin Thompson on March 3, 1847 . Since he was not confirmed in 1848, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1849 . This was marked by the final phase of the Mexican-American War . During this time, Palfrey became a member of the short-lived Free Soil Party .

From 1861 to 1867, John Palfrey served as a postman in Boston. He also dealt with literary matters. In the mid-1870s he suffered a stroke. He died in Cambridge on April 26, 1881.

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SURNAME Palfrey, John G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palfrey, John Gorham (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1881
Place of death Cambridge , Massachusetts