William Widgery

William Widgery (born around 1753 in Devonshire , England ; † July 31, 1822 in Portland , Maine ) was an English- American politician . Between 1811 and 1813 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, William Widgery came to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania with his parents , where he attended public schools. Later he worked in shipbuilding. He joined the American Revolution in the 1770s and became a lieutenant in the American Forces during the Revolutionary War . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1790, Widgery began to work in Portland in this profession. In the years 1787 to 1793 and again from 1795 to 1797 he sat as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . In 1788 he was a delegate to the assembly that ratified the United States Constitution for the state of Massachusetts . In 1794 he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate . In 1806 and 1807 he served in the government council of this state.

Politically, Widgery became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s . In the congressional elections of 1810 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Ezekiel Whitman on March 4, 1811 . Since he was not confirmed in 1812, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1813 . During this time the British-American War began .

William Widgery served as an appellate judge between 1813 and 1821. He died on July 31, 1822 in Portland, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME	Widgery, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English-American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH	Devonshire , England
DATE OF DEATH	July 31, 1822
Place of death	Portland , Maine