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Born in [[Haverhill, |
Born in [[Haverhill, Massachussets]], Wingate received a limited schooling. |
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He engaged in the mercantile business in [[Bath, Maine]]. |
He engaged in the mercantile business in [[Bath, Maine]], until 1820, part of Massachussets, [[District of Maine]]. |
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He served as member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], 1818 and 1819. |
He served as member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], 1818 and 1819. |
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He served as collector of customs at the port of Bath from 1820 to 1824. |
He served as collector of customs at the port of Bath from 1820 to 1824. |
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Wingate was elected to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831). |
Wingate was elected to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831). |
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He moved to [[Windsor, Maine]]. |
He moved to [[Windsor, Maine]].His daughter, Sydney Ellen Wingate, married [[George P. Sewall]]. |
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He died in [[South Windsor, Maine]]. |
He died in [[South Windsor, Maine]]. |
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He was interred in Rest Haven Cemetery. |
He was interred in Rest Haven Cemetery. |
Revision as of 13:28, 7 February 2010
Joseph Ferdinand Wingate (June 29, 1786 - August 26,1845), son of Joshua Wingate and Hannah Carr, was a U.S. Representative from Maine.
Born in Haverhill, Massachussets, Wingate received a limited schooling. He engaged in the mercantile business in Bath, Maine, until 1820, part of Massachussets, District of Maine. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1818 and 1819. He served as collector of customs at the port of Bath from 1820 to 1824.
Wingate was elected to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1831). He moved to Windsor, Maine.His daughter, Sydney Ellen Wingate, married George P. Sewall. He died in South Windsor, Maine. He was interred in Rest Haven Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Joseph F. Wingate (id: W000632)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.