Edward D. Bangs (original) (raw)

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American politician

Edward Dillingham Bangs[1]
6th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1]
In office1824[1]–1836[1]
Governor	William EustisMarcus MortonLevi Lincoln Jr.John Davis
Preceded by	Alden Bradford
Succeeded by	John P. Bigelow
County Attorney of Worcester County, Massachusetts[3]
In officeFebruary 19, 1824[2] – 1824[2]
Preceded by	Rejoice Newton[2]
Succeeded by	Pliny 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 (1838-05) (aged 47)[1]
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]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h Nichols, Charles Lemuel (1899), Bibliography of Worcester: a List of Books, Pamphlets, Newspapers, and Broadsides Printed in the Town of Worcester From 1775 to 1848, Worcester, MA: Charles Lemuel Nichols, p. 90
2. ^ a b c d Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 41
3. ^ a b c d Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 357
4. ^ The American Law Review (1867), The American Law Review, 1866–1867 Volume I, Boston, Ma: Little, Brown, and Company., p. 583
5. ^ a b Worcester Historical Society (1899), Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume XIX, Worcester, MA: Worcester Society of Antiquity, pp. 390–391
6. ^ a b c Worcester Historical Society (1899), Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume XIX, Worcester, MA: Worcester Society of Antiquity, p. 391
7. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory