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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsFisher AMES
(1758-1808)
AMES, Fisher, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Dedham, Mass., April 9,
1758; attended the town school of his native city and also received
private instruction; was graduated from Harvard College in 1774;
while teaching school, studied law; was admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Dedham in 1781; served in the State house of
representatives in 1788; member of the Massachusetts convention
called for the ratification of the Federal Constitution in 1788;
elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First through
Third Congresses and as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress (March
4, 1789-March 3, 1797); chairman, Committee on Elections (First
Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1796; resumed
the practice of law in Dedham; member of the Governor’s
council 1798-1800; chosen president of Harvard University in 1804,
but declined to accept because of failing health; died in Dedham,
Mass., July 4, 1808; interment in Old First Parish Cemetery.
Bibliography
Bernhard, Winfred E.A. Fisher Ames: Federalist and Statesman,
1758-1808. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
1965.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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