Edward D. Bangs
Edward Dillingham Bangs (August 24, 1790 – April 1, 1838) was an American politician who served as the 6th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1824 to 1836.
Edward Dillingham Bangs[1] | |
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| 6th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1] | |
| In office 1824[1]–1836[1] | |
| Governor | William Eustis Marcus Morton Levi Lincoln Jr. John Davis |
| Preceded by | Alden Bradford |
| Succeeded by | John P. Bigelow |
| County Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office February 19, 1824[3] – 1824[3] | |
| Preceded by | Rejoice Newton[3] |
| Succeeded by | Pliney Merrick[3][4] |
| Member the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1790[1] Worcester, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | April 1, 1838 (aged 47)[1] |
| Spouse | Mary Grosvenor[5] |
| Alma mater | Harvard University M.A. 1827[2] |
| Profession | Attorney[2] |
Early life
Bangs was born on August 24, 1790, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hannah (Lynde) Bangs[6] and Judge Edward Bangs.[1]
Bangs was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1819.[7]
Family life
On April 12, 1824,[6] Bangs married Mary Grosvenor[5] of Pomfret, Connecticut.[6]
Notes
- Nichols, Charles Lemuel (1899), Bibliography of Worcester: a List of Books, Pamphlets, Newspapers, and Broadsides Printed in the Town of Worcester From 1775 to 1848, Worcester, MA: Charles Lemuel Nichols, p. 90
- Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 357
- Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 41
- The American Law Review (1867), The American Law Review, 1866–1867 Volume I, Boston, Ma: Little, Brown, and Company., p. 583
- Worcester Historical Society (1899), Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume XIX, Worcester, MA: Worcester Society of Antiquity, pp. 390–391
- Worcester Historical Society (1899), Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume XIX, Worcester, MA: Worcester Society of Antiquity, p. 391
- American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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