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

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Birth 1818-01-28
Death 1905-02-27

Biographical notes:

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

Politician, Treasury Dept. official.

From the description of Papers, 1851-1901. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852889

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

From the description of Papers of George S. Boutwell, 1869-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81776759

U.S. secretary of the treasury.

From the description of George S. Boutwell papers, 1871-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451161

American statesman.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Pope, 1864 Dec. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 751980591

Boutwell was a lawyer and Massachusetts officeholder who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1863-1869) and Senate (1873-1877).

From the description of Letters, March 16, 1895, April 10, 1895. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 86077029

1818 Born George Sewall Boutwell in Brookline, Massachusetts 1842 1844 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1847 1850 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1849 1851 Massachusetts State Bank Commissioner 1851 1853 Governor of Massachusetts 1855 1861 Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education 1862 1863 Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1863 1869 Member of the United States House of Representatives 1869 1873 Secretary of the Treasury (appointed by President Grant) 1873 1877 Member of the United States Senate 1880 Counsel to the French and American Claims Commission 1898 1905 President of the Anti-Imperialist League 1905 Died in Groton, Massachusetts

From the guide to the George S. Boutwell Letters, 1883-1896, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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