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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsHenry Alexander Scammell DEARBORN
(1783-1851)
DEARBORN, Henry Alexander
Scammell, (son of Henry Dearborn), a Representative from
Massachusetts; born in Exeter, N.H., March 3, 1783; attended the
common schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., for two
years; was graduated from the College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, Va., in 1803; studied law; was admitted to the bar
and practiced in Salem, Mass., and Portland, Mass. (now Maine);
collector of customs in Boston 1812-1829; served as brigadier
general commanding the Volunteers in the defenses of Boston Harbor
in the War of 1812; member of the State constitutional convention
in 1820; member of the State house of representatives in 1829;
served in the State senate in 1830; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian
to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833); was an
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third
Congress; served as adjutant general of Massachusetts 1834-1843;
mayor of Roxbury 1847-1851; president of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society; author of many books; died in Portland,
Maine, on July 29, 1851; interment in Forest Hills Cemetery,
Roxbury, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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