Wadleigh, Bainbridge, 1831-1891
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Name (Latin)
Wadleigh, Bainbridge, 1831-1891
Date of birth
1831-01-04
Date of death
1891-01-24
Occupation
Lawyers
Legislators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed October 6, 2021(Wadleigh, Bainbridge, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Bradford, Merrimack County, N.H., January 4, 1831; attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy, Plainfield, N.H.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Milford, Hillsborough County, N.H.; served six terms as town moderator; member, State house of representatives 1855-1856, 1859-1860, 1869-1872; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1879; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878; chairman, Committee on Patents (Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Privileges and Elections (Forty-fifth Congress); resumed the practice of law in Boston, Mass., where he died January 24, 1891; interment in West Street Cemetery, Milford, N.H.)
- Hillsborough County Bar. Proceedings of the Hillsborough County Bar in memory of Bainbridge Wadleigh, 1891:p. 2 (b. 1-4-1831; d. 1-24-1891)
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Wikipedia description:
Bainbridge Wadleigh (January 4, 1831 – January 24, 1891) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, New Hampshire). He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Milford. Wadleigh served six terms as town moderator and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1855-1856, 1859-1860, and from 1869 to 1872.
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