John A. Bolles

John Augustus Bolles^[1]
John Augustus Bolles
8th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
	In office; 1843–1844
Preceded by	John P. Bigelow
Succeeded by	John G. Palfrey
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1809; Ashford, Connecticut
Died	May 25, 1878 (aged 69); Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Forest Hills Cemetery Jamaica Plain Massachusetts
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Catherine Hartwell Dix, m. November 11, 1834.
Alma mater	Brown University, 1829, M.A. 1832
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America; Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	January 30, 1862-July 17,
Rank	Major
Unit	Seventh Army Corps
Commands	Aide de Camp to John Adams Dix, and Judge Advocate
Battles/wars	Battle of South Mountain, American Civil War

John Augustus Bolles (April 16, 1809 – May 25, 1878) was an American politician who, from 1843–1844, served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Death

Bolles died on May 25, 1878 in Washington, D.C., he was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bolles, John Augustus (1865), Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America., Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, p. 28.
^ ^a ^b ^c Eicher, John (2002), Civil War High Commands, Redwood City, California: Stanford University Press, p. 136.

Political offices
Preceded by John P. Bigelow	8th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth 1843–1844	Succeeded by John G. Palfrey

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[JABollesp28-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Bolles, John Augustus (1865), Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America., Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, p. 28.

[CivHCpg136-2] Eicher, John (2002), Civil War High Commands, Redwood City, California: Stanford University Press, p. 136.

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