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  Phillips, Stephen Clarendon
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NameStephen Clarendon Phillips
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Salem, Massachusetts , United States
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Born November 04, 1801
Died June 26, 1857 (55 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Dec 27, 2014 02:21am
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InfoPHILLIPS, Stephen Clarendon, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., November 4, 1801; was graduated from Harvard University in 1819; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem; member of the State house of representatives 1824-1829; served in the State senate in 1830; elected to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rufus Choate; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses and served from December 1, 1834, to September 28, 1838, when he resigned; mayor of Salem 1838-1842; defeated as the Free-Soil candidate for Governor in 1848 and 1849; engaged in the lumber business in Canada; perished in the burning of the steamer Montreal on the St. Lawrence River June 26, 1857, and the remains were never recovered.


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