The Political Graveyard: Upham family of Massachusetts

Upham family of Massachusetts

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Some families traditionally (and perhaps properly) considered separately are joined together here if linked by marriage or otherwise. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the state or lists of states of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

Jabez Upham (1764-1811) — of Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, 1764. Brother of George Baxter Upham; cousin of Charles Wentworth Upham. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1807-10. Died in 1811. Interment at New Cemetery, West Brookfield, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Baxter Upham (1768-1848) — also known as George B. Upham — of Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H. Born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., December 27, 1768. Brother of Jabez Upham; cousin of Charles Wentworth Upham; father of James P. Upham. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1801-03; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1804-13, 1815; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1809, 1815; member of New Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1814-15. Died in Claremont, Sullivan County, N.H., February 10, 1848. Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery, Claremont, N.H.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Wentworth Upham (1802-1875) — of Massachusetts. Born in St. John, New Brunswick, May 4, 1802. Cousin of Jabez Upham and George Baxter Upham. Whig. Ordained minister; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1840-49, 1859-60; mayor of Salem, Mass., 1852; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1853-55; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1857-58. Died in Salem, Essex County, Mass., June 15, 1875. Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.
James P. Upham (b. 1827) — of New Hampshire. Born October 17, 1827. Son of George Baxter Upham. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1865-66. Burial location unknown.

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