John Varnum

U.S. Congressperson

1778 – 1836

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Who was John Varnum?

John Varnum was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Dracut on June 25, 1778. He graduated from Harvard University in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Haverhill. Varnum was elected as a Federalist to the Massachusetts State Senate. He moved to Lowell. Varnum was elected to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses and later moved to Niles, Michigan where he died July 23, 1836. His interment was in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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Born
Sep 14, 1778
Dracut
Education
  • Harvard University
Died
Jul 23, 1836
Niles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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