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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsNathan APPLETON
(1779-1861)
APPLETON, Nathan, (cousin
of William Appleton), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in
New Ipswich, N.H., October 6, 1779; attended the common schools,
the local academy in New Ipswich, N.H., and Dartmouth College,
Hanover, N.H.; clerked in his brother’s importing house in
Boston; one of the founders of the cotton-mill industry of Waltham,
Mass.; also one of the founders of the city of Lowell in 1821;
served in the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1815, 1816,
1821, 1823, 1824, and 1827; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the
Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress;
elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert C. Winthrop, and served
until his resignation on September 28, 1842 (June 9, 1842-September
28, 1842); engaged in mercantile pursuits; died in Boston, Mass.,
July 14, 1861; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge,
Mass.
Bibliography
Gregory, Francis W. Nathan Appleton, Merchant and Entrepreneur,
1779-1861. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia,
1975.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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