John Locke (Massachusetts politician)
John Locke (February 14, 1764 – March 29, 1855), was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
John Locke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Clesson Allen |
| Succeeded by | Joseph G. Kendall |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1804–1805 1813 1823 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 14, 1764 Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | March 29, 1855 (aged 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Hannah Goodwin |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life, education, and career edit
Locke was born in Hopkinton in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] He attended Andover Academy and Dartmouth College, eventually graduating from Harvard University in 1792. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and began practicing law in Ashby in 1796.[2]
Political career edit
Locke was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1804, 1805, 1813, and 1823. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1820.[citation needed] He was elected to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth U.S. Congress, serving March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1829. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1828. Locke was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1830, and of the state executive council in 1831.[citation needed] At this time he also resumed the practice of law.[citation needed]
Writing edit
He wrote two "essays" about how the Articles of Confederation were wrong, and was ridiculed greatly by peers.[citation needed]
Personal life and edit
Locke married Hannah Goodwin.[2] Locke died in Boston, Massachusetts on March 29, 1855; he is interred in Lowell Cemetery in Lowell.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890), History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol. 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. L
- ^ a b Green, Samuel Abbott (1892), An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts: Including Natives Who Have Practised Elsewhere and Those Also Who Have Studied Law in the Town, Cambridge, Massachusetts: University Press, pp. 126–127