Dearborn, H.A.S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851

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Birth 1783-03-03
Death 1851-06-29
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Massachusetts politician, resident of Boston.

From the description of Papers, 1802-1848. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405827

U.S. representative from Massachusetts, lawyer in Portland, Me., and army officer.

From the description of H.A.S. Dearborn autograph letter signed, 1806. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129499

Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), an officer in the Continental Army, was U.S. Secretary of War and representative to Congress from Massachusetts.

From the guide to the Henry Dearborn papers, 1777-1823, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

U.S. representative from Massachusetts, mayor of Roxbury, Mass., author, and army officer.

From the description of H.A.S. Dearborn papers, 1817-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423579

Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), an officer in the Continental Army, was U.S. Secretary of War and representative to Congress from Massachusetts. His son, Henry Alexander Schammell Dearborn, was a lawyer and politician.

From the guide to the Henry Dearborn Revolutionary War diary and battle recounts, 1777-1820, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

American author and legislator, of New Hampshire and Boston, Mass.

From the description of An epitome of entomology, 1825. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70975161

From the description of Life of General Dearborn, 1822-1837. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70975166

Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783-1851), son of Henry and Dorcas Osgood Marble Dearborn, was born in Exeter, N.H. He attended Williams College and then William and Mary College, where he graduated in 1803. He practised law in Salem, Mass., and Portland, Me. In 1806, he was appointed to superintend the erection of forts in the Portland harbor. On the completion of these works, he became an officer in the customhouse at Boston, Mass. In 1812, he was appointed collector for the port of Boston, becoming also brigadier-general of militia in charge of the defenses of the port. He retained his position as collector until 1829, after which he held a series of public offices.

From the description of Correspondence, 1803-1846. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259291

Collector of the Customs, Boston, Mass.

From the description of Letters received : Boston, Mass., from John Brockenbrough and Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough, 1825-1826. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31084001

Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn was a lawyer and politician.

From the description of Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn writings : manuscripts, 1842-1849. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 335076170

From the guide to the Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn writings : manuscripts, 1842-1849, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Politician and author.

From the description of Papers, 1809-1827. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70943717

Lawyer, politician and author.

Dearborn was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, the son of General Henry Dearborn. From 1812 to 1829 he was Collector of the Port of Boston. He died in Portland, Maine.

From the description of Words of Christ: manuscript, 1847. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 38600377

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