Edward Dillingham Bangs
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6th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth [1] | |
In office 1824 [1]–1836 [1] | |
Governor |
William Eustis Marcus Morton Levi Lincoln Jr. John Davis |
Preceded by | Alden Bradford |
Succeeded by | John P. Bigelow |
County Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts [3] | |
In office February 19, 1824 [2] – 1824 [2] | |
Preceded by | Rejoice Newton [2] |
Succeeded by | Pliney Merrick [2] [4] |
Member the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820 [3] | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 24, 1790
[1] Worcester, Massachusetts [1] |
Died | April 1, 1838[1] | (aged 47)
Spouse | Mary Grosvenor [5] |
Alma mater | Harvard University M.A. 1827 [3] |
Profession | Attorney [3] |
Edward Dillingham Bangs (August 24, 1790 – April 1, 1838) was an American politician who served as the 6th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1824 to 1836.
Bangs was born on August 24, 1790, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to Hannah (Lynde) Bangs [6] and Judge Edward Bangs. [1]
Bangs was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1819. [7]
On April 12, 1824, [6] Bangs married Mary Grosvenor [5] of Pomfret, Connecticut. [6]