Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765-1848

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Dates:
Birth 1765-10-08
Death 1848-10-28
English,

Biographical notes:

American statesman.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Joseph Gales, Esq., 1830 Sept. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609817

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, 1797 May 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610680

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, possibly to Judge John Lowell, 1791 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609819

Otis's career included terms as a judge of the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas (1814-1818), member of the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts (1817-1822), and mayor of Boston (1829-1832). He was a leading supporter and member of the Hartford Covention (New England states' rights movement). 540::Permission to publish is required.

From the description of Letter, 26 October 1818. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235128839

Lawyer, Congressman, United States Senator, Mayor of Boston.

From the description of Microfilm edition of the Harrison Gray Otis papers, 1691-1870 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 238873605

Boston, Mass. lawyer and political figure.

From the description of Letter, 1803. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36752586

Boston politician.

From the description of Invitation to Daniel Webster, 1842 Sept. 8. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 123165549

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  • Slavery
  • Account books
  • Actions and defenses
  • Banks and banking, Central
  • Embargo, 1807-1809
  • Funeral sermons
  • Lawyers
  • Leather
  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Real property
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  • Real estate investment
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  • Tariff
  • Voyages and travels

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  • England (as recorded)
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  • Vermont (as recorded)
  • Salem (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Canada (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Boston (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Boston (as recorded)
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  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
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  • Georgia (as recorded)

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