Asahel Stearns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Asahel Stearns

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1774

Place of Birth: Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1839

Profession: lawyer, politician, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Asahel Stearns

  • Asahel Stearns (June 17, 1774 – February 5, 1839) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Stearns graduated from Harvard University in 1797.
  • He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
  • He served as member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1813, the same year he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • He moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1815. Stearns was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817).
  • He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1817.
  • He was professor of law at Harvard University from 1817 to 1829.
  • He again served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830 and 1831.
  • He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 5, 1839.
  • He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

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