Shepard Cary (July 3, 1805 – August 9, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.
Shepard Cary | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 7th district | |
| In office May 10, 1844 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua A. Lowell |
| Succeeded by | Hezekiah Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1805 New Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1866 (aged 61) Houlton, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Liberal |
Born in New Salem, Massachusetts, Cary attended the common schools and moved with his parents to Houlton, Maine, in 1822. He engaged in extensive lumber operations and also in agricultural and mercantile pursuits.[1] He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1832, 1833 from 1839 to 1842, 1848, 1849, and 1862, and in the Maine State Senate in 1843 and from 1850 to 1853.
Cary was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress. He took his seat on May 10, 1844, and served until March 3, 1845. He was the Liberal (anti-Maine Law, not to be confused with the Liberty Party) candidate for governor in 1854.[2]
Cary died in Houlton, Maine on August 9, 1866, and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ Hamlin, Helen (1948). Pine, potatoes and people : the story of Aroostook. W.W. Norton.
- ^ "Matters in Maine". Portland Transcript. Vol. 18. June 24, 1854. p. 83. Retrieved 2024-04-01 – via books.google.com.
- United States Congress. "Shepard Cary (id: C000217)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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