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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsStephen Clarendon PHILLIPS
(1801-1857)
PHILLIPS, Stephen
Clarendon, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in
Salem, Mass., November 4, 1801; was graduated from Harvard
University in 1819; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem; member
of the State house of representatives 1824-1829; served in the
state senate in 1830; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the
Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Rufus Choate; reelected as an anti-Jacksonian to the
Twenty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth
Congress and served from December 1, 1834, to September 28, 1838,
when he resigned; mayor of Salem 1838-1842; defeated as the
Free-Soil candidate for governor in 1848 and 1849; engaged in the
lumber business in Canada; perished in the burning of the steamer
Montreal on the St. Lawrence River, on June 26, 1857;
interment in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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