William Pitt Fessenden
United States Secretary of the Treasury (1864-1865)
Born: 10/16/1806 (Boscawen, NH)
Died: 09/08/1869 (Portland, ME)
Political Party:
Whig, Opposition, Republican
Demographics:
Male; Caucasian; Episcopalian
Profession:
Politician, Lawyer
Political Positions:
State House, ME (1832);
State House, ME (1840);
U.S. House, ME (1841 - 1843);
State House, ME (1845 - 1846);
State House, ME (1853 - 1854);
U.S. Senate, ME (1854 - 1864);
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1864 - 1865);
U.S. Senate, ME (1865 - 1869)
Education:
Bowdoin College (1823); Harvard, LL.D. (1864, Hon.)
Professional Details:
Admitted to Maine Bar (1823); Legal practice, Bridgeton, Bangor, and Portland, ME (1823-1831)
Family:
m. Ellen Maria Deering (23-Apr-1832)
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