He was born in Newport, New Hampshire, and grew up in Bradford. He attended private schools and the Hopkinton and Meriden academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Bradford.
During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, a three-months regiment raised in 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call to arms. He mustered out in August 1861.
Tappan died in office as the New Hampshire Attorney General at the age of 69. He is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bradford, New Hampshire.
mason, tappan, mason, weare, tappan, october, 1817, october, 1886, hampshire, state, representative, congressman, from, 1855, 1861, colonel, during, american, civil, hampshire, attorney, general, mason, weare, tappanmember, house, representatives, from, hampsh. Mason Weare Tappan October 20 1817 October 25 1886 was a New Hampshire state representative a U S congressman from 1855 to 1861 a colonel during the American Civil War and the New Hampshire Attorney General Mason Weare TappanMember of the U S House of Representatives from New Hampshire s 2nd districtIn office March 4 1855 March 3 1861Preceded byGeorge W MorrisonSucceeded byEdward H RollinsMember of the New Hampshire House of RepresentativesIn office 1853 1855Personal detailsPolitical partyKnow NothingOther politicalaffiliationsRepublicanMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceUnion ArmyYears of service1861RankColonelCommands1st New Hampshire InfantryBattles warsAmerican Civil War He was born in Newport New Hampshire and grew up in Bradford He attended private schools and the Hopkinton and Meriden academies He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Bradford Tappan served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1853 to 1855 He was elected as an American Party candidate to the Thirty fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty fifth and Thirty sixth congresses March 4 1855 March 3 1861 While in Congress he served as chairman Committee on Claims Thirty sixth Congress He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860 During the Civil War he served as colonel of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry a three months regiment raised in 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln s call to arms He mustered out in August 1861 Tappan died in office as the New Hampshire Attorney General at the age of 69 He is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Bradford New Hampshire References editUnited States Congress Mason Tappan id T000040 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byGeorge W Morrison Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Hampshire s 2nd congressional districtMarch 4 1855 March 3 1861 Succeeded byEdward H Rollins Legal offices Preceded byLewis Whitehouse Clark New Hampshire Attorney General1876 1886 Succeeded byDaniel Barnard nbsp nbsp This article about a New Hampshire politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mason Tappan amp oldid 1211471079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
