Joshua Herrick was a United States Representative 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...

. He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...

 where he attended the common schools. He moved to the district of Maine in 1811 and engaged in the lumber business and served in the War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

. Later, he moved to 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...

, and became connected with the first cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

 factory of Maine.

Herrick was a deputy sheriff of Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...

 for many years as well as a deputy collector and inspector of customs at Kennebunkport, Maine

Kennebunkport, Maine

Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,720 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area....

, 1829-1841. He served as town clerk of Kennebunkport 1832-1842 and also as a selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor of Kennebunkport 1839-1842. He was county commissioner of York County, Maine

York County, Maine

York County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, the population was 197,131. Its county seat is Alfred.Founded in 1636, it is the oldest county in Maine and one of the oldest in the United States....

 in 1842 and 1843.

Herrick was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845) but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. After leaving Congress, he was again the deputy collector at Kennebunkport 1847-1849. He also served as register of probate of York County 1849-1855. Herrick died in Alfred, Maine in 1874 and was buried in Village Cemetery, Kennebunkport, Maine.