Asahel Stearns | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Dana |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Fuller |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1817 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1830-1831 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1774-06-17)June 17, 1774 |
| Died | February 5, 1839(1839-02-05) (aged 64) |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Asahel Stearns (June 17, 1774 – February 5, 1839) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inLunenburg in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay, Stearns graduated fromHarvard University in 1797. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law inChelmsford, Massachusetts. He served as member of theMassachusetts Senate in 1813, the same year he was elected a Fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He moved toCharlestown, Massachusetts, in 1815.
Stearns was elected as aFederalist to theFourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1817. He was professor of law atHarvard University from 1817 to 1829. He again served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830 and 1831. He died inCambridge, Massachusetts, February 5, 1839. He was interred inMount Auburn Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Succeeded by |