George B. Upham

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.

George Baxter Upham
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At large district
In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by	James Sheafe
Succeeded by	Silas Betton
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1815–1816
Preceded by	Thomas W. Thompson
Succeeded by	David L. Morrill
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1809–1810
Preceded by	Charles Cutts
Succeeded by	Charles Cutts
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1815–1816
Member of the New Hampshire State Senate
In office 1814–1814
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1804–1813
Personal details
Born	December 27, 1768 Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	February 10, 1848 (aged 79) Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Pleasant Street Cemetery
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	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
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy; Harvard University, 1789
Profession	Lawyer Banker politician

Early life

Born in Brookfield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay,[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. Lawrence Kestenbaum (July 22, 2013). "Upham, George Baxter (1768-1848)". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
2. Bell, Charles Henry (1894). 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. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 700. George B. Upham (December 27, 1768 – February 10, 1848).
3. American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
4. "George B. Upham". Roots Web Ancestry.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

External links

• United States Congress. "George B. Upham (id: U000022)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.