John Locke (Massachusetts politician)
American politician (1764–1855)
John Locke
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Member of the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Massachusetts 's 6th district |
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In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 |
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Preceded by | Samuel Clesson Allen |
Succeeded by | Joseph G. Kendall |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office
1804–1805 1813 1823 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
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1764-02-14
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February 14, 1764
Hopkinton , Province of Massachusetts Bay , British America |
Died |
March 29, 1855
(1855-03-29)
(aged
91)
Boston , Massachusetts , U.S. |
Spouse | Hannah Goodwin |
Profession | Lawyer |
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John Locke (February 14, 1764 – March 29, 1855), was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts .
Early life, education, and career
Locke was born in Hopkinton in the Massachusetts Bay Colony . [1] He attended Andover Academy and Dartmouth College , eventually graduating from Harvard University in 1792. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and began practicing law in Ashby in 1796. [2]
Political career
Locke was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1804, 1805, 1813, and 1823. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820. [ citation needed ] He was elected to the Eighteenth , Nineteenth , and Twentieth U.S. Congress , serving March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1829. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1828. Locke was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1830, and of the state executive council in 1831. [ citation needed ] At this time he also resumed the practice of law. [ citation needed ]
Writing
He wrote two "essays" about how the Articles of Confederation were wrong, and was ridiculed greatly by peers. [ citation needed ]
Personal life and
Locke married Hannah Goodwin. [2] Locke died in Boston, Massachusetts on March 29, 1855; he is interred in Lowell Cemetery in Lowell . [1]
References
- 1 2 Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. 1 , Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. L
- 1 2 Green, Samuel Abbott (1892), An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts: Including Natives Who Have Practised Elsewhere and Those Also Who Have Studied Law in the Town , Cambridge, Massachusetts : University Press, pp. 126–127
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Member
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the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 |
Succeeded by |
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