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词条 George B. Upham
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. Family life

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = George Baxter Upham
| image =
| state = New Hampshire
| district = At large
| term_start = March 4, 1801
| term_end = March 3, 1803
| preceded = James Sheafe
| succeeded = Silas Betton
| office2 = Speaker of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
| term_start2 = 1815
| term_end2 = 1816
| preceded2 = Thomas W. Thompson
| succeeded2 = David L. Morrill
| office3 = Speaker of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
| term_start3 = 1809
| term_end3 = 1810
| preceded3 = Charles Cutts
| succeeded3 = Charles Cutts
| office5 = Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
| term_start5 = 1815
| term_end5 = 1816
| preceded5 =
| succeeded5 =
| office6 = Member of the
New Hampshire State Senate
| term_start6 = 1814
| term_end6 = 1814
| preceded6 =
| succeeded6 =
| office7 = Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
| term_start7 = 1804
| term_end7 = 1813
| preceded7 =
| succeeded7 =
| birth_date = December 27, 1768
| birth_place = Brookfield, Massachusetts
| death_date = February 10, 1848 (aged 79)
| death_place = Claremont, New Hampshire
| restingplace = Pleasant Street Cemetery
| nationality =
| party = Federalist
| otherparty =
| spouse = Mary D Upham
| relations = Jabez Upham
| children = George Baxter Upham
Robert Harris Upham
Jabez Baxter Upham
Harriet Harris Upham
James Phineas Upham
Edward B Upham
| residence =
| alma_mater = Phillips Exeter Academy;
Harvard University, 1789
| occupation =
| profession = Lawyer
Banker
politician
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George Baxter Upham (December 27, 1768 – February 10, 1848) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U. S. state of New Hampshire.

Early life

Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts,[1] Upham attended the common schools and Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Harvard University in 1789, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1792.

Career

Upham practiced law in Claremont, New Hampshire and served as solicitor for Cheshire County from December 15, 1796 to 1804.

Elected as a Federalist to the Seventh United States Congress and served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1803. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1802.

Upham was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1804 to 1813 and again in 1815. He served as Speaker of the House in 1809 and 1815. He served in the State Senate in 1814. He resumed the practice of law and was president of Claremont Bank for twenty years[2] after retiring from public life.

He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.[3]

Death

Upham died in Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, on February 10, 1848 (age 79 years, 45 days). He is interred at Pleasant Street Cemetery, Claremont, New Hampshire.

Family life

Upham was the son of Phineas and Susanna Buckminster Upham, brother of Jabez Upham, and cousin of Charles Wentworth Upham. He married Mary Duncan on December 31, 1805, and they had six children: George Baxter, Robert Harris, Jabez Baxter, Harriet Harris, James Phineas, and Edward B.[4]

References

1. ^{{ cite web | url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/upham.html | title=Upham, George Baxter (1768-1848) | author= Lawrence Kestenbaum | date=July 22, 2013| accessdate=October 8, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Charles Henry|title=The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire: Including Biographical Notices of Deceased Judges of the Highest Court, and Lawyers of the Province and State, and a List of Names of Those Now Living|publisher=Houghton, Mifflin|page=700|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJozAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA700&dq=George+B.+Upham+(December+27,+1768+%E2%80%93+February+10,+1848)&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZeE6U-zjPMOnsATH-YGgBQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=George%20B.%20Upham%20(December%2027%2C%201768%20%E2%80%93%20February%2010%2C%201848)&f=false}}
3. ^American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
4. ^{{cite web|title=George B. Upham|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mabiog/Worcester_County/uphamgeob.htm|publisher=Roots Web Ancestry.com|accessdate=1 April 2014}}

External links

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12 : 1768 births|1848 deaths|Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives|New Hampshire state senators|Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire|People from Brookfield, Massachusetts|Phillips Exeter Academy alumni|Harvard University alumni|New Hampshire Federalists|Speakers of the New Hampshire House of Representatives|Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives|Members of the American Antiquarian Society

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