Shearjashub Bourne | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1795 Serving with Peleg Coffin Jr. (3rd District-GT) | |
| Preceded by | George Partridge |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Lyman |
| Constituency | 5th district (1791–93) 3rd district (1793–95) |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1788–1790 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1782–1785 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1746-06-14)June 14, 1746 |
| Died | March 11, 1806(1806-03-11) (aged 59) |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1764 |
Shearjashub Bourne (June 14, 1746 – March 11, 1806) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician fromMassachusetts who served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives andUnited States House of Representatives.[1]
Bourne was born inBarnstable in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay on June 14, 1746, the son of Timothy and Elizabeth Bourne.[2]
He graduated fromHarvard University in 1764, studied law and became an attorney in Barnstable. He served in local office including justice of the peace.[2] Among the individuals who studied law with him and later embarked on their own legal careers wasLot Hall, who served as a Justice of theVermont Supreme Court.[3]
From 1782 to 1785 and 1788 to 1790 he served in theMassachusetts House of Representatives. He was also a delegate to the Massachusetts convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution.[1]
Bourne representedMassachusetts in theUnited States House of Representatives from March 4, 1791, to March 3, 1795. He later served as ChiefJustice of theSuffolk County, Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas. He died inBoston on March 11, 1806.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 3rd congressional district (alongsidePeleg Coffin, Jr. on aGeneral ticket) March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Justice of the Court of Common Pleas ofSuffolk County 1799 - March 11, 1806 | Succeeded by |
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