Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn

Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's Massachusetts's 10th congressional district district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	John Bailey
Succeeded by	William Baylies
In office 1847–1848
2nd Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
In office 1847 – July 29, 1851
Preceded by	John Jones Clarke
Succeeded by	Samuel Walker
Adjutant General of Massachusetts
In office 1834–1843
Succeeded by	Henry K. Oliver
Personal details
Born	March 3, 1783 Exeter, New Hampshire
Died	June 29, 1851(1851-06-29) (aged 68) Portland, Maine
Nationality	American
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 lawyer, author, statesman and soldier. Dearborn was also the first President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and the author of many books.

Biography

Early life

Dearborn was the son of 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 and went to Williams College for two years and then graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1803.

Early career

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 Portland Harbor. He replaced his father as the collector of customs in Boston from 1812 to 1829 and served as brigadier general commanding the Volunteers in the defenses of Boston Harbor during the War of 1812.

Political career

Dearborn was a delegate to the Massachusetts state constitutional convention in 1820. He was a member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives in 1829 and a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District to the Twenty-second Congress (1831–1833). He was defeated running for reelection in 1832.

In 1848, while he was Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, Dearborn designed and founded the Forest Hills Cemetery. He also designed Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the first rural landscaped cemetery in the nation.

Death and internment

Dearborn died in Portland, Maine and is interred in Forest Hills Cemetery in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Legacy

The dearborn, a light four-wheeled carriage with curtained sides, was named after him (he maintained such a carriage).

Dearborn's nephew was Civil War US General William Raymond Lee 1807-1891.

References

• History of the Forest Hills Cemetery

External links

• Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn at Find a Grave
• Forest Hills Cemetery

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John Bailey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1831–March 3, 1833	Succeeded by William Baylies
Political offices
Preceded by John Jones Clarke	Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1847 - 1851	Succeeded by Samuel Walker
Military offices
Preceded by	Adjutant General of Massachusetts 1834 - 1843	Succeeded by Henry K. Oliver

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