Charles W. Upham
American politician (1802–1875) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Wentworth Upham (May 4, 1802 – June 15, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Upham was also a member, and President of the Massachusetts State Senate, the 7th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and twice a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives. Upham was the cousin of George Baxter Upham and Jabez Upham. Upham was later a historian of Salem and the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 when he lived there.
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Charles W. Upham | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district | |
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
Preceded by | George T. Davis |
Succeeded by | Timothy Davis |
7th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts | |
In office 1852–1853 | |
Preceded by | David Pingree |
Succeeded by | Asahel Huntington |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Essex | |
In office 1849–1849 | |
In office 1859–1860 | |
President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1857–1858 | |
Preceded by | Elihu C. Baker |
Succeeded by | Charles A. Phelps |
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 | |
In office 1853–1853 | |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate for Essex | |
In office 1850–1850 | |
In office 1857–1858 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Wentworth Upham (1802-05-04)May 4, 1802 Saint John, New Brunswick Colony, British Canada |
Died | June 15, 1875(1875-06-15) (aged 73) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | Canadian, American |
Political party | Whig, Free Soil, Republican |
Spouse | Ann Susan Holmes |
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