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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJohn Denison BALDWIN
(1809-1883)
BALDWIN, John Denison, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in North Stonington, Conn.,
September 28, 1809; moved with his parents to Chenango County,
N.Y., in 1816; returned to North Stonington in 1823; attended
schools in Chenango County, N.Y., and in North Stonington, Conn.;
studied law for a time but discontinued the study for theology; was
graduated from the Yale Divinity School in 1834; was licensed to
preach and assumed Congregational pastorates in West Woodstock,
Conn., 1834-1837, in North Branford 1838-1845, and in North
Killingly 1846-1849; member of the State house of representatives
1847-1852; engaged in newspaper work in Hartford, Conn., 1849-1852,
in Boston, Mass., 1852-1859, and was connected with the Worcester
Spy from 1859 until his death; delegate to the Republican National
Convention in 1860; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth,
Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1863-March 3,
1869); was not a candidate for reelection in 1868; resumed his
newspaper interests; died in Worcester, Mass., July 8, 1883;
interment in the Rural Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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