William Everett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's7th district | |
| In office April 25, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | William Cogswell |
| Succeeded by | William E. Barrett |
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| Born | (1839-10-10)October 10, 1839 Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 1910(1910-02-16) (aged 70) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parent(s) | Edward Everett and Charlotte Gray Brooks |
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William Everett (October 10, 1839 – February 16, 1910) was an American academic and politician. He was born inWatertown, Massachusetts, the son ofCharlotte Gray Brooks and Massachusetts governor and U.S. Secretary of StateEdward Everett.
He graduated fromHarvard University in 1859, fromTrinity College, Cambridge in 1863 and fromHarvard University's law department in 1865.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and was licensed to preach in 1872 by theSuffolk Association of Unitarian Ministers. He tutored atHarvard University from 1870 to 1873, then was promoted toassistant professor ofLatin, a position he held till 1877. He became master ofAdams Academy in 1878.
Everett left Adams Academy in 1893 and was elected to theFifty-third United States Congress as aDemocrat representingMassachusetts's seventh district. He then followed in his father's footsteps by running forGovernor of Massachusetts. However, he lost the election to the incumbentRoger Wolcott.
Everett returned to his job as master ofAdams Academy in 1897. He died on February 16, 1910, and was interred with his parents inMount Auburn Cemetery inCambridge, Massachusetts.
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