Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn
| Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | John Bailey |
| Succeeded by | William Baylies |
| 2nd Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts | |
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In office 1847 – July 29, 1851 |
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| Preceded by | John Jones Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Walker |
| 9th Adjutant General of Massachusetts | |
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In office February 5, 1835 – March 6, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | William H. Sumner |
| Succeeded by | Joseph E. Boyd |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
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In office 1830 |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1829 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1783 Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Died | June 29, 1851 (aged 68) Portland, Maine |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | National Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Swett Lee |
| Relations | A nephew was Civil War US General William Raymond Lee 1807-1891 |
| Children | Julia Maragretta Dearborn, William Dearborn, Henry George Raleigh |
| Alma mater | The College of William and Mary |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (March 3, 1783, Exeter, New Hampshire – July 29, 1851, Portland, Maine) was an American soldier, lawyer, author, and statesman. Dearborn was the first President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and the author of many books.
Dearborn was the son of Secretary of War and Major General Henry Dearborn by his second wife and named for his father's friend, Alexander Scammell.
Dearborn was married to Hannah Swett Lee, daughter of Colonel William Raymond Lee (1745–1824) of Massachusetts.
Dearborn attended the common schools; attended Williams College for two years; and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1803.
Dearborn studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Salem, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine (which was then a part of Massachusetts).
In 1808 he oversaw the construction of Fort Preble and Fort Scammel in the harbor defenses of Portland. During the War of 1812 he commanded volunteers manning the defenses of Boston harbor. He replaced his father as the Collector of the Port of Boston and served from 1813 to 1829. He was promoted to brigadier general in the Massachusetts Militia in 1814.
After the war, he was elected captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1816. Dearborn was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1823.
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