Mason Tappan

Mason Weare Tappan (October 20, 1817 – October 25, 1886) was a New Hampshire state representative, a U.S. Congressman from 1855 to 1861, a colonel during the American Civil War and the state attorney general.

He was born in Newport, New Hampshire, and grew up in Bradford. He attended private schools and the Hopkinton and Meriden academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Bradford.

Tappan served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1853-1855. He was elected as an American Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1861). While in Congress, he sereved as chairman, Committee on Claims (Thirty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.

During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, a three-months regiment raised in 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call to arms. He mustered out in August 1861.

Tappan died in office as the attorney general at the age of 69. He is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bradford, New Hampshire.

References

• Mason Tappan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Tappan, Mason
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 20, 1817
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Date of death	October 25, 1886
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