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Joseph Bradley Varnum (January 29, 1751–September 21, 1821) was a U.S. politician of the Democratic-Republican Party from the state of Massachusetts. Image File history File links JosephBradleyVarnum. ...
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Varnum was born in Dracut, Massachusetts. He was a farmer who, despite having little formal education, was learned enough to serve as a justice of the court of common pleas and a Chief Justice of the court of general sessions. Dracut is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
After serving in the American forces during the American Revolution, Varnum served for 15 years in the Massachusetts state legislature, starting in the House of Representatives (1780–1785) before moving up to the Senate (1786–1795).-1...
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In 1795, Varnum was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from March 4, 1795 until his resignation on June 29, 1811. During his last four years in the House, he served as its Speaker. The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ...
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Varnum was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1811 for one term; after returning to Massachusetts in 1817, he again served in the state Senate, until his death. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...
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Varnum died in Dracut, and his body is interred in Varnum Cemetery. His brother was James Mitchell Varnum. James Mitchell Varnum (December 17, 1748â January 10, 1789) was an American lawyer. ...
References
- Dictionary of American Biography; Varnum, Joseph. “Autobiography of General Joseph B. Varnum.” Edited by James M. Varnum. Magazine of American History 20 (November 1888): 405-14.
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Preceded by: ' | U.S. Representative from Massachusetts October 26, 1807–June 29, 1811 | Succeeded by: ' | Preceded by: Nathaniel Macon | Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives October 26, 1807–March 3, 1809; May 22, 1809–March 3, 1811 | Succeeded by: Henry Clay | Preceded by: Timothy Pickering | U.S. Senator from Massachusetts June 29, 1811–March 3, 1817 | Succeeded by: Harrison Gray Otis | Preceded by: William H. Crawford | President pro tempore of the United States Senate December 6, 1813–February 3, 1814 | Succeeded by: John Gaillard | |