George Washington Warren
George Washington Warren | |
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| Judge of the Municipal Court Charlestown District[1] | |
| In office 1861[1] – May 13, 1883[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1853[1]–1854[1] | |
| First Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts[1][2] | |
| In office 1847–1850 | |
| Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
| Succeeded by | Richard Frothingham, Jr. |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1838[1]–1838[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1813[1][2] Watertown, Massachusetts[2] |
| Died | May 13, 1883[1][2] Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Rogers Newell,[1] m. 1835, d. September 4, 1840.[1] Georgianna Thompson.[1] |
| Children | Lucius Henry Warren, b. 1838[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1830;[1] Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Attorney[1] |
George Washington Warren (October 1, 1813 – May 13, 1883) was a Massachusetts attorney, jurist, and politician who served as the first mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.
He was born in Watertown, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard College in 1830 and later from Harvard Law School. He was an attorney by profession.
In 1838 he served as a representative to the Massachusetts General Court.
He served as the first mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts from 1847 to 1850. He was a member of the Whig Party.
From 1853 to 1854 he served as a Massachusetts state senator.
He served as a municipal court judge for Charlestown from 1861 until his death.
In 1867 he joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.
He died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1883 at the age of 69.
References
[edit]- Amory, Thomas Coffin: Class Memoir of George Washington Warren, with English and American Ancestry (1886).
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 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. 6
- ^ a b c d City of Boston (1889), Municipal Register, Boston, MA: City of Boston, p. 365
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