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Born in [[Lunenburg, Massachusetts]], Stearns graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1797. He studied law, was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] and commenced the practice of law in [[Chelmsford, Massachusetts]]. He served as member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]] in 1813. He moved to [[Charlestown, Massachusetts]], in 1815. |
Born in [[Lunenburg, Massachusetts]], Stearns graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1797. He studied law, was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] and commenced the practice of law in [[Chelmsford, Massachusetts]]. He served as member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]] in 1813. He moved to [[Charlestown, Massachusetts]], in 1815. |
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Stearns was elected as a [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] to the [[14th United States Congress|Fourteenth Congress]] (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1817. He was professor of law at [[Harvard University]] from 1817 to 1829. He again served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830 and 1831. He died in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], February 5, 1839. He was interred in [[Mount Auburn Cemetery |
Stearns was elected as a [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] to the [[14th United States Congress|Fourteenth Congress]] (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1817. He was professor of law at [[Harvard University]] from 1817 to 1829. He again served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830 and 1831. He died in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], February 5, 1839. He was interred in [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]]. |
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Revision as of 03:11, 27 January 2015
Asahel Stearns (June 17, 1774 – February 5, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Stearns graduated from Harvard University in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He served as member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1813. He moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1815.
Stearns was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1817. He was professor of law at Harvard University from 1817 to 1829. He again served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830 and 1831. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 5, 1839. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
External links
- United States Congress. "Asahel Stearns (id: S000821)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Asahel Stearns at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- Harvard Law School faculty
- Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives