Henry B. Lovering
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Eben F. Stone |
| Succeeded by | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| 18th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts |
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In office January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | George P. Sanderson |
| Succeeded by | William L. Baird |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1872 1874 |
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| Born | August 3, 1822 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | April 5, 1911 (aged 88) Wakefield, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Abby J. Clifford |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy |
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| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Unit | Eighth Massachusetts Regiment Third Massachusetts Cavalry |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War Battle of Winchester |
Henry Bacon Lovering (April 8, 1841 – April 5, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lovering attended the public schools of Lynn, Massachusetts, and was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.
During the Civil War enlisted in 1862 in the Eighth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and served out his term. Lovering reenlisted in the Third Massachusetts Cavalry. Lovering served until the September 19, 1864 Battle of Winchester where he lost his left leg.
Lovering served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1872 and 1874.
Lovering was a member of the Lynn, Massachusetts Board of Assessors in 1879 and 1880.
Lovering served as the 18th Mayor of Lynn in 1881 and 1882.
Lovering was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.
Lovering was Chairmen of the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention of 1886.
Lovering was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1887.
In 1888 Lovering was appointed United States Marshal for Massachusetts by President Cleveland, he served as Marshall until the Republicans returned to power in 1891.
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