Benjamin GorhamAge: 80 years1775–1855
- Name
- Benjamin Gorham
 Birth | 13 Feb 1775 36 30 |
| Birth of a brother | Stephen Gorham 1776 (Age 10 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lydia Gorham about 1778 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | Nathaniel Gorham 11 Jun 1796 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Soley 12 May 1800 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Call 18 Nov 1812 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathaniel Gorham 22 Oct 1826 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ann Gorham 21 Feb 1830 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Gorham Mar 1832 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Gorham 26 Nov 1834 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Stephen Gorham 22 Jun 1849 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | 27 Sep 1855 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 27 May 1738 29 21 — Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death: 11 Jun 1796 — Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA |
| mother |
Rebecca Call Birth: 14 May 1744 — Charlestown, MA. Death: 18 Nov 1812 |
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Marriage: 06 Sep 1763 — Charlestown, MA. |
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2 months elder brother |
Nathaniel Gorham Birth: 25 Oct 1763 25 19 — Charlestown, MA. Death: 22 Oct 1826 — Canandaigua, NY |
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17 months elder sister |
Rebecca Gorham Birth: 20 Mar 1765 26 20 — Charlestown, MA. Death: 26 Nov 1834 |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Gorham Birth: 07 Oct 1767 29 23 — Charlestown, MA. Death: Mar 1832 |
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21 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Gorham Birth: 21 Jul 1769 31 25 — Charlestown, MA. |
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2 years elder sister |
Ann Gorham Birth: about 1771 32 26 Death: 21 Feb 1830 |
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23 months elder brother |
John Gorham Birth: before 22 Nov 1772 34 28 — Charlestown, MA. |
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2 years himself |
Benjamin Gorham Birth: 13 Feb 1775 36 30 — Charlestown, MA. Death: 27 Sep 1855 — Boston, MA. |
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23 months younger brother |
Stephen Gorham Birth: 1776 37 31 — Charlestown, MA. Death: 22 Jun 1849 |
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3 years younger sister |
Lydia Gorham Birth: about 1778 39 33 — Charlestown, MA. Death: 03 Jun 1856 |
| Note | Benjamin Gorham (February 13, 1775 – September 27, 1855) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
He was the son of Nathaniel Gorham, who served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress. Benjamin was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He pursued preparatory studies, graduated from Harvard University in 1795, and studied law. When he was admitted to the bar he commenced practice in Boston. From 1814 to 1818 he served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and then turned to the Massachusetts State Senate, where he served from May 26, 1819 until he resigned on January 10, 1821. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jonathan Mason; he was re-elected when the term expired, and served until March 4, 1823.
Afterwards he returned to the State senate for one term beginning May 28, 1823, before being elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Webster and then reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress and served from July 23, 1827, to March 4, 1831. After a term filled by Nathan Appleton, he was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 - March 4, 1835). Afterward he served again a member of the State house of representatives in 1841 and resumed the practice of law.
He died in Boston in 1855, aged 80, and was interred in the Phipps Street Burying Ground in Charlestown. |