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Item Number: Mem4953 |
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(1758-1827) Born in Boston, he graduated from Harvard in 1776, and promptly enlisted in the Continental artillery regiment of his brother-in-law Thomas Crafts, where he served until 1778. After his military service Gore studied law with John Lowell, and was admitted to the bar in 1778 and commenced practice in Boston. He served in the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1788. President George Washington appointed Gore the first United States Attorney for Massachusetts in 1789 as a reward for his support, and he served in this position until 1796. He served as Governor of Massachusetts, 1809-10, and was a U.S. Senator, 1813-16.
Heliotype portrait, published by James R. Osgood & Co., Boston. Imprint below his likeness, Christopher Gore, Governor of Massachusetts, 1809-10. From the original portrait in the possession of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 6 x 9. Very fine. |
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