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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsBenjamin PICKMAN, Jr.
(1763-1843)
PICKMAN, Benjamin, Jr., a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., September
30, 1763; was graduated from Harvard University in 1784; studied
law in Newburyport, Mass., and was admitted to the bar, but soon
relinquished the practice of law and engaged in commercial
pursuits; member of the State house of representatives 1797-1802,
1812, and 1813; served in the State senate in 1803; member of the
executive council of the State in 1805, 1808, 1813, 1814, and
1819-1821; elected as a Federalist to the Eleventh Congress (March
4, 1809-March 3, 1811); was not a candidate for renomination in
1810; member of the convention to revise the constitution of the
State of Massachusetts in 1820; overseer of Harvard University
1810-1818; president of the board of directors of the Theological
School at Cambridge; died in Salem, Essex County, Mass., August 16,
1843; interment in Broad Street Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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