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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsAsahel STEARNS
(1774-1839)
STEARNS, Asahel, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lunenburg, Mass., June
17, 1774; was graduated from Harvard University in 1797; studied
law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in
Chelmsford, Mass.; member of the State senate in 1813; moved to
Charlestown, Mass., in 1815; elected as a Federalist to the
Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817); served in the
State house of representatives in 1817; professor of law at Harvard
University from 1817 to 1829; again served as a member of the State
senate in 1830 and 1831; died in Cambridge, Mass., February 5,
1839; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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