George Baxter Upham
| George Baxter Upham | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At large district |
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In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
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Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1815–1816 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas W. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | David L. Morrill |
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Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1809–1810 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Cutts |
| Succeeded by | Charles Cutts |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1815–1816 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire State Senate |
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In office 1814–1814 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1804–1813 |
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| Born | December 27, 1768 Brookfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 10, 1848 Claremont, New Hampshire |
| Resting place | Pleasant Street Cemetery |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Mary D Upham |
| Relations | Jabez Upham |
| Children | George Baxter Upham Robert Harris Upham Jabez Baxter Upham Harriet Harris Upham James Phineas Upham Edward B Upham |
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Phillips Exeter Academy; Harvard University, 1789 |
| Profession | Lawyer Banker politician |
George Baxter Upham (December 27, 1768 – February 10, 1848) was an American politician and a United States Representative from the U. S. state of New Hampshire.
Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, Upham attended the common schools and Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Harvard University in 1789, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1792.
Upham practiced law in Claremont, New Hampshire and served as solicitor for Cheshire County from December 15, 1796 to 1804.
Elected as a Federalist to the Seventh United States Congress and served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1803. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1802.
Upham was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1804 to 1813 and again in 1815. He served as Speaker of the House in 1809 and 1815. He served in the State Senate in 1814. He resumed the practice of law and was president of Claremont Bank for twenty years after retiring from public life.
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