George Bruce Upton

George Bruce Upton (October 11, 1804 – July 1, 1874) was an American shipbuilder and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Massachusetts Senate[2] and the Massachusetts Executive Council.[1]

George Bruce Upton
Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council[1]
In office 1853[1] – 1853[1]
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853[1]
In office 1853[1] – 1853[1]
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket and Dukes County District[2]
In office 1843[2] – 1843[2]
Preceded by	Barker Burnell
Succeeded by	Obed Barney
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Nantucket District[2]
In office 1837[2] – 1837[2]
Personal details
Born	October 11, 1804 Eastport, Maine
Died	July 1, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig[3]
Children	George Bruce Upton
Occupation	Dry goods clerk, Shipbuilder
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Early life

Upton was born on October 11, 1804 to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton[4] in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).[3]

Family life

Upton married Ann Coffin Hussey of Nantucket on May 2, 1826. They had eight children.[5]

Business career

Upton served as the treasurer of the Michigan Central Railroad for eight years.[5]

Public service

While he lived in Nantucket Upton was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1837, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1843.[2] After he moved back to Boston Upton served as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council in 1853, and as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.[1]

Whig National Convention

Upton served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1844.[3]

References

1. Allen, Walter (January 1875), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 6.
2. Starbuck, Alexander (July 26, 1911), Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association, SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, July Twenty-sixth, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, Nantucket, Massachusetts: Nantucket Historical Association, p. 32.
3. Cutter, William Richard (1907), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund, Volume VII, 1871-1880; HON. GEORGE BRUCE UPTON, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 109.
4. Allen, Walter (January 1875), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 3.
5. Cutter, William Richard (1907), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund, Volume VII, 1871-1880; HON. GEORGE BRUCE UPTON, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 110.