Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . J PUBLIC HON. ASAHEL STEARNS, LL. D., of Attorney 1813 to 1832. ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. 245 ablest, advocate of womens rights. Her tragic death, with thatof her husband and son, by shipwreck, near the entrance to theharbor of New York, more than fifty years ago, is still remem-bered and regretted. Timothy Fuller died in (iroton October1. ISoT), of Asiatic cholera, aged fifty-seven years. Hon, Asahel Steatns^ of Chelmsford, Charlestown, and Cam-bfidge, J8I3 to
Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . J PUBLIC HON. ASAHEL STEARNS, LL. D., of Attorney 1813 to 1832. ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. 245 ablest, advocate of womens rights. Her tragic death, with thatof her husband and son, by shipwreck, near the entrance to theharbor of New York, more than fifty years ago, is still remem-bered and regretted. Timothy Fuller died in (iroton October1. ISoT), of Asiatic cholera, aged fifty-seven years. Hon, Asahel Steatns^ of Chelmsford, Charlestown, and Cam-bfidge, J8I3 to J832 (J9 years).. ^CLy>~>^^ Born in Lunenburg June IT, 1774. Graduated from Har-vard in 1797. Preceptor of Groton Academy, afterwards settledin that portion of Chelmsford now Lowell. Representative Gen-eral Court, 1817. Senator, 1813, 1830, and 1831. Representa-tive in Congress. 1815 to 1817. In the legal profession he wasdistinguished for his great knowledge of the law. Real Ac-tions, published by him in 1824, is standard authority to thisday. Harvard College, wherein he was University Professor ofLaw from 1817 to 1839, conferred upon him the degree in 18^5. In 1832 he was appointed a Commissioner onRevision of the General Statutes. He died in Cambridge Feb-ruary 5, 1839, aged sixty-five years.
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