Benjamin Gorham (1775 - 1855)

Born 13 Feb 1775 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah Cabot (Lowell) Gorham — married 22 Mar 1807 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 27 Sep 1855 at age 80 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Preceded by Jonathan Mason Preceded by Daniel Webster Preceded by Nathan Appleton

Benjamin Gorham U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st Congressional District 1820—1823 1827—1831 1833—1835

Succeeded by Daniel Webster Succeeded by Nathan Appleton Succeeded by Abbott Lawrence

Son of Nathaniel Gorham.

Benjamin married Susan Lowell on 22 March 1807 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

From the "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005":^[2] U.S. Congressman. Born the son of Congressman Nathaniel Gorham, he graduated from Harvard University in 1795, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, (1814-18) and served in the Massachusetts State Senate, (1819-21). In 1821, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Mason and reelected as Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, serving until 1823. He was elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster in 1827, reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress, serving (1827-31) and elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress, serving (1833-35). After leaving Congress, he serving in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, in 1841 and resumed the practice of law until his death at age 80.

Benjamin died (age 80y 5m) on 27 September 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[3] Benjamin was mentioned on a memorial in Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 27 Sep 1855.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 818094; Record number: 519;
   FamilySearch Record: FHRC-62D (accessed 17 May 2022)
   Benjamin Gorham marriage to Susan Lowell on 22 Mar 1807 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005"
   Ancestry Record 1064 #4323 (accessed 17 May 2022)
   Name: Benjamin Gorham; Birth Date: 13 Feb 1775; Residence Place: Massachusetts, USA; Death Date: 27 Sep 1855; Relationship: Son of Nathaniel Gorham; Elected Office(s): Representative; Biography: (son of Nathaniel Gorham), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., February 13, 1775; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard University in 1795; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston, Mass.; member of the State house of representatives 1814-1818; served in the State senate from May 26, 1819, to January 10, 1821, when he resigned; elected to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Mason; reelected to the Seventeenth Congress and served from November 6, 1820, to March 3, 1823; again a member of the State senate for one term beginning May 28, 1823; elected to the Twentieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster; reelected to the Twenty-first Congress and served from July 23, 1827, to March 3, 1831; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); again a member of the State house of representatives in 1841; resumed the practice of law; died in Boston, Mass., September 27, 1855; interment in the old burial ground of Phipps Street Cemetery, Charlestown, Mass..
3. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
   Citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 95 p 69, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,171.
   FamilySearch Record: N7LH-D6B (accessed 17 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XHG3-4CV
   Benjamin Gorham death 27 Sep 1855 (age 80y 5m) in Boston, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #7497178 (accessed 17 May 2022)
   Memorial page for Benjamin Gorham Famous memorial (13 Feb 1775-27 Sep 1855), citing Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

• Quarterly Obituary, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1856) Vol. 10, Page 98

Find A Grave: Memorial #7497178