George Bruce Upton (October 11, 1804 – July 1, 1874) was an American shipbuilder and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Massachusetts Senate[2] and the Massachusetts Executive Council.[1]

George Bruce Upton
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
In office
1853[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office
1853[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Nantucket and Dukes County District
In office
1843[2]
Preceded byBarker Burnell
Succeeded byObed Barney
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Nantucket District[2]
In office
1837
Personal details
BornOctober 11, 1804
Eastport, Maine
DiedJuly 1, 1874 (aged 70)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyWhig[3]
ChildrenGeorge Bruce Upton
OccupationDry goods clerk, Shipbuilder
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Early life

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Upton was born on October 11, 1804, to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton[4] in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).[3]

Family life

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Upton married Ann Coffin Hussey of Nantucket on May 2, 1826. They had eight children.[5]

Business career

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Upton served as the treasurer of the Michigan Central Railroad for eight years.[5]

Public service

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While he lived in Nantucket Upton was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1837, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1843.[2] After he moved back to Boston Upton served as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council in 1853, and as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.[1]

Whig National Convention

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Upton served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1844.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Allen, Walter (January 1875), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 6
  2. ^ a b c d Starbuck, Alexander (July 26, 1911), Proceedings of the Nantucket Historical Association, SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING, July Twenty-sixth, Nineteen Hundred Eleven, Nantucket, Massachusetts: Nantucket Historical Association, p. 32
  3. ^ a b c Cutter, William Richard (1907), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund, Volume VII, 1871-1880; HON. GEORGE BRUCE UPTON, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 109
  4. ^ Allen, Walter (January 1875), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume XXIX, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 3
  5. ^ a b Cutter, William Richard (1907), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund, Volume VII, 1871-1880; HON. GEORGE BRUCE UPTON, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 110