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American politician
George Bruce Upton
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
In office
1853
Member of the
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office
1853
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Nantucket and Dukes County District
In office
1843
Preceded byBarker Burnell
Succeeded byObed Barney
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Nantucket District
In office
1837
Personal details
BornOctober 11, 1804
Eastport, Maine
DiedJuly 1, 1874 (aged 70)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyWhig
ChildrenGeorge Bruce Upton
OccupationDry goods clerk, Shipbuilder
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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 and the Massachusetts Executive Council.

Early life

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

Family life

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

Business career

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

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. 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.

Whig National Convention

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

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
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