Asahel Stearns

Asahel Stearns (June 17, 1774 – February 5, 1839) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Stearns graduated from Harvard University in 1797. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He served as member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1813. He moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1815.

Stearns was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817). He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1817. He was professor of law at Harvard University from 1817 to 1829. He again served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1830 and 1831. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 5, 1839. He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery.

References

• Asahel Stearns at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

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• Asahel Stearns at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Samuel Dana	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district 1815 - 1817	Succeeded by Timothy Fuller

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Date of birth	June 17, 1774
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Date of death	February 5, 1839
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