Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905

George Sewall Boutwell (1818-1905) was an active political figure and lawyer all his life. Initially a Democrate, his antislavery leanings made him a prominent Free Soiler who was elected Governor and susequently reelected by the dominant Massachusetts Free Soil coalition in 1851-1852. He became a lawyer and founder of the Massachusetts Republican Party, later being a Radical Republican in Congress and among the most forecful opponents of President Andrew Johnson. Boutwell served as Secretary of the Treasury under Grant, and later as Senator from Massachusetts. In the period after 1880, he was an active attorney in Boston; he was also among the founders and ablest partisans on behalf of the New England Anti-Imperialist League.

From the description of Papers, 1855-1905. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259190

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