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Bradbury, Theophilus b. November 13, 1739 d. September 6, 1803
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1761 and commenced the practice of law in Newburyport, Massachusetts. From 1791 to 1794, he served as a member of the State Senate. In 1795, he was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving until he resigned in 1797. After leaving office, he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts and held that position until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Cushing, Caleb b. January 17, 1800 d. January 2, 1879
Congressman. Elected to the Massachusetts state senate and reelected in 1846, 1850 and 1857. Traveled in Europe during 1829-30 and learned to speak Spanish and French. Elected Whig Representative in Congress in 1834, serving four consecutive terms. He favored states' rights and opposed abolition. Served as Commissioner to China 1843-44 and negotiated the Treaty of Wang Hiya. Commissioned by President Polk a brigadier general during the Mexican War after he raised a volunteer regiment. He did...[Read More] (Bio by: Antonio de la Cova)
Highland Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dalton, Tristram b. May 28, 1738 d. May 30, 1817
US Senator. Served in the Massachusetts Legislature just after the Revolutionary War, and was twice elected to the Continental Congress, but did not attend. He was then elected as one of the first Senators from Massachusetts to the United States Senate, serving from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1791. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Saint Pauls Episcopal Churchyard, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dexter, Timothy b. February 22, 1748 d. October 26, 1806
Businessman, Author, Eccentric. His autobiography, "A Pickle for the Knowing Ones" (1802), is one of the most curious documents of 18th Century America. In it he boasted of how he got rich through such seemingly improbable schemes as selling coal to Newcastle, exporting Bibles to India and wool mittens to the West Indies. He also complained about the clergy, politicians, and especially his wife. The first edition faithfully reproduced his semi-literate writing style, including a bizarre...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Jackson, Nathaniel James b. July 28, 1818 d. April 21, 1892
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Appointed Colonel and commander of the 1st Maine Militia regiment at the outbreak of the war. Commanded his unit, which had a 3 month enlistment, during the Battle of First Bull Run, where it was held in reserve and saw no action. In September 1861 he was appointed to command the 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry, which he led in the 1862 Peninsular Campaign. At the June 27,1862 Battle of Gaines Mill, he was severely wounded. He returned to action at the Battles of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Landi, Elissa b. December 6, 1904 d. October 21, 1948
Actress. Born Elizabeth Marie Christine Kuhnelt, she was believed by some to be a descendant of Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph. She began her acting career with small theater companies, later making her debut on the London stage in "The Storm." Her first film was "London" in 1926, and she continued working in British films until she came to New York to star in "A Farewell to Arms" on Broadway. This led to a film contract with Fox in 1931, and later with MGM in 1936, although she was assigned...[Read More] (Bio by: Jennifer M.)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Marquand, John Phillips b. November 10, 1893 d. July 16, 1960
Satirist.
Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
McKay, Donald b. September 4, 1810 d. September 20, 1880
Businessman. In 1844 he founded a shipyard in Boston that produced many of the United States' largest and most famous clipper ships. One of the ships he built, the SS Flying Cloud, sailed from New York City to San Francisco (going around South America's Cape Horn) in a then-record 89 days. During the Civil War his shipyard produced ironclad warships for the Union. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Nelson, Jeremiah b. September 14, 1769 d. October 2, 1838
US Congressman. Elected to represent MA in the House of Representatives in three separate terms. First represented the 3rd District, serving from 1805 to 1807. Elected again in 1815 to represent 2 different MA Districts, serving from 1815 to 1825 (3rd District from 1815 to 1817, 4th District from 1817 to 1825). Lastly, elected to again represent the 3rd District, serving from 1831 to 1833. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parton, James b. December 10, 1912 d. April 20, 2001
Journalist, Historian. Founder of American Heritage magazine. He was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, and served as historian for the Eight Air Force. Founded American Heritage in 1954 and served as its publisher and president. (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Stedman, William b. January 21, 1765 d. August 31, 1831
US Congressman. He wad elected as a Federalist to represent Massachusetts first as an At-Large Delegate, then the 11th Congressional District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1810.
Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Stone, Eben Francis b. August 3, 1822 d. January 22, 1895
Civil War Union Army Officer, US Congressman. He served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 48th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which he led in General Nathaniel Banks' 1863 campaign in Louisiana and in the siege operations that forced the capitulation of Port Hudson, Mississippi. He was elected as a Republican to represent two different Massachusetts Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1881 to 1887, first representing the 6th...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Tracy, Nathaniel b. August 11, 1751 d. September 20, 1796
American Revolutionary Privateer, Merchant, Politician. Born into a wealthy merchant family, he graduated from Harvard College in 1769. Tracy outfitted the first privateer of the Revolution, Yankee Hero, and subsequently sent out 24 privateering cruisers that captured 120 vessels and 2,225 prisoners. He also sent to sea a fleet of 110 merchant vessels, most of which were destroyed or captured during the war. He loaned $167,000 to the Revolutionary government as well as provided supplies...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Wheelwright, William b. March 18, 1798 d. September 26, 1873
American promoter and entrepreneur. The son of a seafaring trading family, he pioneered the first railroads and steamship companies in South America. The first railroad was the 51-mile route from Caldera to Copiap� in Chile, constructed between 1849 and 1852. When Chilean officials showed no interest in extending the railroad over the Andes into Argentina, Wheelwright moved to that country and with British financial backing built the Argentine Central Railroad between Rosario and C�rdoba...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Whitefield, George b. December 16, 1714 d. September 30, 1770
Preacher of the "Great Awakening."
Old South Presbyterian Church, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Woodbury, George T. b. July 25, 1832 d. December 8, 1897
Civil War Union Army Officer. Entered the Civil War as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st New Jersey Militia regiment, which was raised in April 1861 to serve only three-months. He was soon appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery B under Captain John Beam. When his commander was killed in action at the Battle of Malvern Hill, he was advanced to 1st Lieutenant and second-in-command of the battery. In August 1863 he was appointed as Captain and commander of the 1st...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

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