John Forrester Andrew | |
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 Andrewc. 1893 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Morse |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Walker |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate from the 4th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 2, 1884 – January 6, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | George G. Crocker |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Wilbur |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 7, 1880 – January 5, 1883 Serving with James M. Bugbee (1880–82) and Henry W. Swift (1882–83) | |
| Preceded by | Edward F. Thayer George W. Lowther |
| Succeeded by | George F. Clark Julius Caesar Chappelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1850 Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1895 (aged 44) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican (before 1886) Democrat (after 1886) |
| Spouse | Harriet Thayer (m. 1883, d. 1891)[1] |
| Relations | John Albion Andrew[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
John Forrester Andrew (November 26, 1850 – May 30, 1895) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts. He was born toJohn Albion Andrew[1] and Eliza Jane (Hersey) Andrew inHingham on November 26, 1850. He attended private schools, includingPhillips Academy inAndover andBrooks School in North Andover. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1872 and fromHarvard Law School in 1875. He was admitted to the Suffolk bar and commenced practice inBoston.
He was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives.[1] and served in theMassachusetts State Senate. He also served as Boston commissioner of parks. He was an unsuccessfulDemocratic candidate forGovernor in 1886.
Andrew was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-first andFifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He served as chairman of theU.S. House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Fifty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate forreelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. Andrew resumed the practice of his profession, and died in Boston on May 30, 1895. His interment was inMount Auburn Cemetery inCambridge.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Massachusetts 1886 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |
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| Post Office and Civil Service (1947–1995) | ||
| Note | *Name shortened fromReform in the Civil Service toCivil Service in 1925. | |
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