Joseph Bradley Varnum
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| In office October 26, 1807 – March 4, 1811 |
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| Preceded by | Nathaniel Macon |
| Succeeded by | Henry Clay |
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| In office 1795 – 1803 (9th) 1803 – 1811 (4th) |
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| Preceded by | Seth Hastings (4th) |
| Succeeded by | Phanuel Bishop William M. Richardson |
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| Born | January 29, 1751 Dracut, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 21, 1821 Dracut, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Joseph Bradley Varnum (January 29, 1751–September 21, 1821) was a U.S. politician of the Democratic-Republican Party from the state of Massachusetts.
Varnum was born in Dracut, Massachusetts. He was a farmer who, despite having little formal education, was learned enough to serve as a justice of the court of common pleas and a Chief Justice of the court of general sessions.
After serving in the American forces during the American Revolution, Varnum served for 15 years in the Massachusetts state legislature, starting in the House of Representatives (1780–1785) before moving up to the Senate (1786–1795).
In 1795, Varnum was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from March 4, 1795 until his resignation on June 29, 1811. During his last four years in the House, he served as its Speaker.
Varnum was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1811 for one term; after returning to Massachusetts in 1817, he again served in the state Senate, until his death.
Varnum died in Dracut, and his body is interred in Varnum Cemetery. His brother was James Mitchell Varnum.
[edit] References
- Dictionary of American Biography; Varnum, Joseph. “Autobiography of General Joseph B. Varnum.” Edited by James M. Varnum. Magazine of American History 20 (November 1888): 405-14.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Preceded by none-new position |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district 1795 – 1803 |
Succeeded by Phanuel Bishop |
| Preceded by Seth Hastings |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district 1803 – 1811 |
Succeeded by William M. Richardson |
| Preceded by Nathaniel Macon |
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives October 26, 1807–March 4, 1809; May 22, 1809–March 4, 1811 |
Succeeded by Henry Clay |
| Preceded by Timothy Pickering |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts June 29, 1811–March 4, 1817 Served alongside: James Lloyd, Christopher Gore, Eli P. Ashmun |
Succeeded by Harrison Gray Otis |
| Preceded by William H. Crawford |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate December 6, 1813–February 3, 1814 |
Succeeded by John Gaillard |
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| Muhlenberg • Trumbull • Muhlenberg • Dayton • Sedgwick • Macon • Varnum • Clay • Cheves • Clay • Taylor • Barbour • Clay • Taylor • Stevenson • Bell • Polk • Hunter • White • Jones • Davis • Winthrop • Cobb • Boyd • Banks • Orr • Pennington • Grow • Colfax • Pomeroy • Blaine • Kerr • Randall • Keifer • Carlisle • Reed • Crisp • Reed • Henderson • Cannon • Clark • Gillett • Longworth • Garner • Rainey • Byrns • Bankhead • Rayburn • Martin • Rayburn • Martin • Rayburn • McCormack • Albert • O'Neill • Wright • Foley • Gingrich • Hastert • Pelosi |
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