Edward St. Loe Livermore, son of Samuel Livermore

Samuel Livermore

Samuel Livermore was a U.S. politician. He was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from 1793 to 1801 and served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1796 and again in 1799....

 and brother of Arthur Livermore

Arthur Livermore

Arthur Livermore was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. He was the son of Samuel Livermore and brother of Edward St. Loe Livermore, both of whom served in the United States Congress. He was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He received classical instruction from his parents and...

), was a United States Representative from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...

 on April 5, 1762. He pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Concord, New Hampshire

Concord, New Hampshire

The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....

  and later practised in Portsmouth.

Livermore served as United States district attorney 1789-1797. He also served as State Solicitor

Solicitor

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 for Rockingham County

Rockingham County, New Hampshire

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 277,359 people, 104,529 households, and 74,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 399 people per square mile . There were 113,023 housing units at an average density of 163 per square mile...

 1791-1793, Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court

New Hampshire Supreme Court

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 1797-1799,and a naval officer for the port of Portsmouth 1799-1802. He moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...

 in 1802 and was elected as a Federalist

Federalist Party (United States)

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 to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811).

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1810. He resumed the practice of law, moved to Boston in 1811, then to Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...

. Livermore returned to Boston, and then moved to Tewksbury

Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Tewksbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,961 at the 2010 census.- History :Tewksbury was first settled in 1637 and was officially incorporated in 1734 from Billerica. Like Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, it is named after the town of Tewkesbury,...

 where he lived in retirement until his death there on September 15, 1832. His interment was in the Granary Burying Ground in Boston.

Livermore was the father of Samuel Livermore, the authority on civil law

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 and of Harriet Livermore

Harriet Livermore

Harriet Livermore , is best known as a preacher, becoming one of the most well-known female preachers in America in the 19th century. She is referred to in John Greenleaf Whittier's poem Snow Bound...

(1788-1868), a prominent Millerite

Millerites

The Millerites were the followers of the teachings of William Miller who, in 1833, first shared publicly his belief in the coming Second Advent of Jesus Christ in roughly the year 1843.-Origins:...

 preacher.

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