- James Sullivan
Infobox Governor | name=James Sullivan
nationality=American
order=7th
office=Governor of Massachusetts
term_start=May 29 ,1807
term_end=December 10 ,1808
predecessor=Caleb Strong
successor=Levi Lincoln, Sr.
birth_date= birth date|1744|4|22|mf=y
birth_place=Berwick, Maine
death_date=death date and age|1808|12|10|1744|4|22|mf=y
death_place=Boston, Massachusetts ?
spouse= (1) Mehitable Odiarne, (2) Martha Langdon
party=Democratic-RepublicanJames Sullivan (b.
April 22 1744 ,Berwick, Maine - d.December 10 1808 ) was a U.S.political figure . For his services as a lawyer defending land claims inYork County, Maine , in 1773 Sullivan was offered a portion within the tract. He accepted, and the property was organized as Limerick Plantation, named afterCounty Limerick ,Ireland , the birthplace of his father. In 1775, he helped settle the town, which onMarch 6 1787 would be incorporated asLimerick, Maine .In 1776, Sullivan was a judge in
Massachusetts . Although he was elected to representMassachusetts at theContinental Congress from 1782 to 1783 he did not attend. From 1790 to 1807, he was the Republican attorney general of Massachusetts and in 1801 prosecuted the Dedham murdererJason Fairbanks . He also served as thegovernor of Massachusetts between 1807 and 1808. He was the brother ofJohn Sullivan .He died in office on
December 10 1808 , aged 64, and was interred in the Boston Common Cemetery,Boston, Massachusetts .External links
* [http://www.mass.gov/statehouse/massgovs/jsullivan.htm Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography]
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