Fisher Ames

Fisher Ames (9 April 1758 - 4 July 1808) was a Representative of the United States Congress from Massachusetts. He was born in Dedham, Massachusetts on April 9, 1758 and attended the town's school while also receiving private instruction. In 1774 he was graduated from Harvard College. While teaching school he also studied law. Ames was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Dedham in 1781. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (624x863, 91 KB)Fisher Ames - Project Gutenberg eText 15391 From http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (624x863, 91 KB)Fisher Ames - Project Gutenberg eText 15391 From http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Official language(s) English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Dedham is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Harvard College is the undergraduate section of Harvard University. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1788, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He became a member of the Massachusetts convention called for the ratification of the United States Constitution that year. 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. ...

Ames was elected to the First, Second and Third Congresses and as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress. He served in Congress from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1797. During the First Congress, he was chairman of the Committee on Elections. In 1796, he was not a candidate for renomination but resumed the practice of law in Dedham. He stayed in politics and was member of the Governor's Council from 1798 to 1800. Dates of Sessions 1789-1791 The first session of this Congress took place in New York City from March 4, 1789 to September 29, 1789. ... Dates of Sessions 1791-1793 The first session of this Congress took place in Philadelphia from October 24, 1791 to May 9, 1792. ... Dates of Sessions 1793-1795 The first session of this Congress took place in Philadelphia from December 2, 1793 to June 9, 1794. ... ... Dates of Sessions 1795-1797 The first session of this Congress took place in Philadelphia from December 7, 1795 to June 1, 1796. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1804, Ames was chosen president of Harvard University. He declined because of failing health. Four years later, in 1808, he died in Dedham on July 4. He was interred in the Old First Parish Cemetery. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ...

Quotes

We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press...It is a precious pest, and a necessary mischief, and there would be no liberty without it.

 A goverment by the passions of the multitude, or, no less correctly, according to the vices, and ambitions of their leaders is a democray. 

Bibliography

• Dictionary of American Biography; Ames, Fisher. Works of Fisher Ames: With a Selection from His Speeches and Correspondence. Edited by Seth Ames. 2 vols. 1854. Reprint. New York: DaCapo Press, 1969;
• Bernhard, Winfred E.A. Fisher Ames: Federalist and Statesman, 1758-1808. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1965.

External link

• Congressional biography