John Locke | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Clesson Allen |
| Succeeded by | Joseph G. Kendall |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1804–1805 1813 1823 | |
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| Born | (1764-02-14)February 14, 1764 |
| Died | March 29, 1855(1855-03-29) (aged 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Hannah Goodwin |
| Profession | Lawyer |
John Locke (February 14, 1764 – March 29, 1855), was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Locke was born inHopkinton in theMassachusetts Bay Colony.[1] He attendedAndover Academy andDartmouth College, eventually graduating fromHarvard University in 1792. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and began practicing law inAshby in 1796.[2]
Locke was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1804, 1805, 1813, and 1823. He was a delegate to theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821.[citation needed] He was elected to theEighteenth,Nineteenth, andTwentieth U.S. Congress, serving March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1829. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1828. Locke was a member of theMassachusetts State Senate in 1830, and of the state executive council in 1831.[citation needed] At this time he also resumed the practice of law.[citation needed]
He wrote two "essays" about how theArticles of Confederation were wrong, and was ridiculed greatly by peers.[citation needed]
Locke married Hannah Goodwin.[2] Locke died inBoston, Massachusetts on March 29, 1855; he is interred inLowell Cemetery inLowell.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | Succeeded by |
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