1769–1853

Introduction

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Born: Feb­ru­ary 12, 1769, East Bridge­wa­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Died: Au­gust 1, 1853, East Bridge­wa­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Buried: Cen­tral Ce­me­te­ry, East Bridge­wa­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

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Biography

Nahum was the son of Cush­ing Mitchell and Ja­net Orr, and hus­band of Nab­by La­zell.

He at­tend­ed Harvard Col­lege (BA & MA), then stu­died law at Ply­mouth.

He served as a state rep­re­sent­ative (1803–05 & 1839–40), judge of the Court of Com­mon Pleas (1811–21), state se­na­tor (1813–14), mem­ber of the Gov­er­nor’s Coun­cil (1814–20), Mas­sa­chu­setts State Trea­sur­er (1822–27) and in the U.S. House of Rep­re­sent­atives.

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