Stephen Longfellow | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaine's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Harris |
| Succeeded by | John Anderson |
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| Born | (1776-03-23)March 23, 1776 |
| Died | August 2, 1849(1849-08-02) (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Western Cemetery, Portland, Maine, United States of America |
| Political party | Federalist |
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| Children | 8, includingHenry andSamuel |
Stephen Longfellow (March 23, 1776 – August 2, 1849)[1] was aU.S. Representative fromMaine.
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Born inGorham,Cumberland County,Province of Massachusetts Bay (nowGorham, Maine) to Stephen Longfellow and Patience (Young) Longfellow, Longfellow attendedPhillips Academy, Andover, MA, and then fromHarvard University in 1798.[2] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice inPortland, Maine. He married Zilpah Wadsworth in 1804 and, with her, had eight children, including the poetsHenry Wadsworth Longfellow andSamuel Longfellow.
He served as a member of the general court of Massachusetts in 1814 and 1815. He belonged to theFederalist Party and was a delegate to theHartford Convention in 1814 and 1815. He also served as a Federalist presidential elector in 1816.
Longfellow was elected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824 and resumed his law practice for a time.
He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1826. He served as overseer ofBowdoin College,Brunswick, Maine, from 1811 to 1817 and was a trustee of the college from 1817 to 1836. He supported thePortland Athenaeum.[3][4] One of its founding members, he also served as president of theMaine Historical Society in 1834.
Longfellow died in Portland, Maine, on August 2, 1849, and was buried in theWestern Cemetery.[5]
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