Joseph Morrill Harper | |
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| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1826–1827 | |
| Member of theNew Hampshire State Senate | |
| In office 1829–1830 | |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1830–1831 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Cartland |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Cartland |
| ActingGovernor of New Hampshire | |
| In office February 28, 1831 – June 2, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Dinsmoor |
| Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire'sAt large district | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Cushman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1787-06-21)June 21, 1787 |
| Died | January 15, 1865(1865-01-15) (aged 77) Canterbury,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Village Cemetery |
| Party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Clough |
| Profession | Physician Banker Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army, 4th Infantry |
| Rank | Assistant Surgeon |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Joseph Morrill Harper (June 21, 1787 – January 15, 1865) was anAmerican physician, banker andJacksonian politician in theU.S. state ofNew Hampshire. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives, theNew Hampshire State Senate and theNew Hampshire House of Representatives and was actinggovernor of New Hampshire.
Harper was born inLimerick (in modern-dayMaine, then a part ofMassachusetts) and attendedFryeburg Academy.[1] He studied medicine and began thepractice of medicine inSanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1810.[2] In 1811, he moved toCanterbury, New Hampshire, to continue his practice. He served as assistant surgeon in the 4th Infantry in theWar of 1812.[3] After the war he returned to his medical practice, and was elected a Fellow of the New Hampshire Medical Society in 1821.[4]
He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1826 and 1827, and justice of the peace in Canterbury from 1826 to 1865.[5] Harper served in the New Hampshire State Senate in 1829 and 1830, and was president of the State Senate in 1831. He became Acting Governor of New Hampshire in February 1831 when GovernorMatthew Harvey resigned as governor in order to accept a position as a United States federal judge. Harper served as Acting Governor from February 1831 – June 1831.[6]
Harper was elected as aJacksonian candidate to theTwenty Second andTwenty Third Congresses, serving as a U.S. Representative from March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835.[7]
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of medicine. He was justice of the peace from 1835 to 1865 and president of theMechanics Bank of Concord from 1847 to 1856.[8]
Harper died on January 15, 1865, in Canterbury,[9] and is interred in the Village Cemetery.
Harper married Elizabeth Clough on June 6, 1816. They had two sons and a daughter.[10] Their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Harper (married surname Monmouth),[11] is featured on aNew Hampshire historical marker,no. 283, in the town of Canterbury.[12]
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| Preceded by | ActingGovernor of New Hampshire February 28, 1831 – June 1831 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the New Hampshire Senate 1830– 1831 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's at-large congressional district 1831–1835 | Succeeded by |
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