John Otis (Maine)
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John Otis was a U.S. Representative
from Maine
.
Born in Leeds, Maine
, Otis attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College
, Brunswick, Maine
, in 1823.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hallowell, Maine
, in 1826.
He served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1841.
He was appointed a member of the Northeastern Boundary Commission in 1842.
He served in the State senate in 1842.
He was again a member of the State House of Representatives in 1846 and 1847.
Otis was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851).
He died in Hallowell, Maine
, October 17, 1856.
He was interred in Hallowell Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
Born in Leeds, Maine
Leeds, Maine
Leeds is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,001 at the 2000 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.-Geography:According to the United...
, Otis attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
, Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
, in 1823.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census.-History:The city is named for Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant and one of the Kennebec Proprietors, holders of land originally granted to the Plymouth Company by the British monarchy in...
, in 1826.
He served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1841.
He was appointed a member of the Northeastern Boundary Commission in 1842.
He served in the State senate in 1842.
He was again a member of the State House of Representatives in 1846 and 1847.
Otis was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851).
He died in Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census.-History:The city is named for Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant and one of the Kennebec Proprietors, holders of land originally granted to the Plymouth Company by the British monarchy in...
, October 17, 1856.
He was interred in Hallowell Cemetery.