Lorenzo Sabine
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Lorenzo Sabine was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in New Concord (now Lisbon
), New Hampshire
, Sabine moved to Boston, Massachusetts, with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814.
He completed preparatory studies.
At the age of eighteen, he moved to Eastport, Maine
, and became employed as a clerk and afterwards engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He was editor of the Eastport Sentinel.
Founder of the Eastport Lyceum.
Incorporator of Eastport Academy and Eastport Athenaeum.
He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives
in 1833 and 1834.
Deputy collector of customs
at Eastport 1841-1843.
He moved to Framingham, Massachusetts
, in 1848, having been appointed a trial justice.
Sabine was elected as a Whig
to the Thirty-second
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Benjamin Thompson
and served from December 13, 1852, to March 3, 1853.
He was not a candidate for the Thirty-third
Congress.
He moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts
, having been appointed secretary of the Boston Board of Trade.
He also served as special agent of the United States Treasury Department.
He died in Roxbury, Massachusetts
, April 14, 1877.
He was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Eastport, Maine
.
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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in New Concord (now Lisbon
Lisbon, New Hampshire
Lisbon is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. Lisbon hosts an annual "Lilac Festival" on Memorial Day weekend....
), New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, Sabine moved to Boston, Massachusetts, with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814.
He completed preparatory studies.
At the age of eighteen, he moved to Eastport, Maine
Eastport, Maine
Eastport is a small city in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,640 at the 2000 census. The principal island is Moose Island, which is connected to the mainland by causeway...
, and became employed as a clerk and afterwards engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He was editor of the Eastport Sentinel.
Founder of the Eastport Lyceum.
Incorporator of Eastport Academy and Eastport Athenaeum.
He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...
in 1833 and 1834.
Deputy collector of customs
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country...
at Eastport 1841-1843.
He moved to Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
, in 1848, having been appointed a trial justice.
Sabine 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-second
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Benjamin Thompson
Benjamin Thompson (politician)
Benjamin Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, Thompson attended the public schools, and then engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1830-1831 and 1833-1836...
and served from December 13, 1852, to March 3, 1853.
He was not a candidate for the Thirty-third
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
Congress.
He moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 until annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868...
, having been appointed secretary of the Boston Board of Trade.
He also served as special agent of the United States Treasury Department.
He died in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 until annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868...
, April 14, 1877.
He was interred in Hillside Cemetery, Eastport, Maine
Eastport, Maine
Eastport is a small city in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,640 at the 2000 census. The principal island is Moose Island, which is connected to the mainland by causeway...
.