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He was admitted to the Hampshire bar in 1772, and settled in his native town. He was County Attorney from 1776 to 1800, a member of the State Convention in 1779, and State Senator from 1780 to 1789.
He was admitted to the Hampshire bar in 1772, and settled in his native town. He was County Attorney from 1776 to 1800, a member of the State Convention in 1779, and State Senator from 1780 to 1789.
He was a member of the Convention to frame a national constitution, was United States Senator from 1789 to 1796, and Governor of Massachusetts from 1800 to 1807 and from 1812 to 1816. He died in Northampton, November 7, 1819.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fTU4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA307 History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts: Including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the Commonwealth]</ref>
He was a member of the Convention to frame a national constitution, along with fellow delegates [[Elbridge Gerry]], [[Nathaniel Gorham]], and [[Rufus King]].
He was a United States Senator from 1789 to 1796, and Governor of Massachusetts from 1800 to 1807 and from 1812 to 1816. He died in Northampton, November 7, 1819.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fTU4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA307 History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts: Including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the Commonwealth]</ref>
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==See Also==