John A. Bolles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1809
Place of Birth: Eastford, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 25-May-1878
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John A. Bolles
- John Augustus Bolles (April 16, 1809 – May 25, 1878) was an American politician who, from 1843–1844, served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.
- He also served as a staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was brevetted to Brigadier General.
- Bolles was the son of an abolitionist preacher and the brother in law of General John Adams Dix.
- He was also an accomplished legal scholar prior to the war and advised the War Department on the legality of upholding the conviction of Clement Vallandigham.
- Bolles had conducted the first broad study of the Dorr Rebellion as well as Chief Justice Taney's opinion in Luther v.
- Borden and concluded that the federal judiciary could not take jurisdiction over Vallandigham's appeals.
- The judiciary sided with Bolles on this matter.He was a member of the Boston Vigilance Committee, an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.
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