U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Bowdoin College Maine, in 1834, studied law at the Cambridge Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced the practice of law in Portland, Maine. He was editor of the Eastern Argus in 1838, register of probate for Cumberland County, Maine, (1840, 42-44) and chief clerk of the Navy Department, (1845-48). He was also Minister to Bolivia, (1848-49). In 1851, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress, serving until 1853. Not a candidate for reelection, he served as secretary of the legation in London, in 1855, Assistant Secretary of State, (1857-60) and Minister to Russia, (1860-61). He resigned for health reasons and died at age 49.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Bowdoin College Maine, in 1834, studied law at the Cambridge Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced the practice of law in Portland, Maine. He was editor of the Eastern Argus in 1838, register of probate for Cumberland County, Maine, (1840, 42-44) and chief clerk of the Navy Department, (1845-48). He was also Minister to Bolivia, (1848-49). In 1851, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress, serving until 1853. Not a candidate for reelection, he served as secretary of the legation in London, in 1855, Assistant Secretary of State, (1857-60) and Minister to Russia, (1860-61). He resigned for health reasons and died at age 49.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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John White Appleton
1780–1862
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Sophia Williams Appleton
1786–1860
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Susan Lovering Dodge Appleton
1812–1879 (m. 1840)
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Elisha Williams Appleton
1810–1900
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Sarah Porter Appleton Goodenow
1812–1894
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Frances Caroline Appleton
1817–1856
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Eliza Appleton Emery
1822–1892
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Virginia Appleton Wilson
1824–1902
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Cornelia Adelaide Appleton Lane
1830–1907
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Eben Dodge Appleton
1843–1918
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David Appleton
1844–1845
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Child of John W. Appleton
1846–1846
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