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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsBarzillai GANNETT
(1764-1832)
GANNETT, Barzillai, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bridgewater, Mass., June
17, 1764; was graduated from Harvard University in 1785; studied
theology, but did not enter the ministry; selectman of Pittston,
Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), in 1793, 1794, 1796-1798,
1801, and 1802; town clerk in 1794; moderator 1797-1802; selectman
and assessor, Gardiner, Maine, 1803-1808; appointed as the first
postmaster of Gardiner and served from September 30, 1804, to
October 1, 1809; moderator 1804-1806, 1808, 1809, and 1811; member
of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1805 and 1806;
served in the Massachusetts senate in 1807 and 1808; elected as a
Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and served from
March 4, 1809, until his resignation in 1812; died in New York City
in 1832.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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