Prentiss Mellen
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Senior Senator, Massachusetts
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| In office 1818-1820 |
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| Preceded by | Eli P. Ashmun |
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| Succeeded by | Elijah H. Mills |
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| Born | October 11, 1764 Sterling, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 31, 1840 Portland, Maine |
| Political party | Federalist |
Prentiss Mellen (October 11, 1764 – December 31, 1840, was a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Sterling, Massachusetts, on October 11, 1764; graduated from Harvard University in 1784; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1788 and commenced practice in Sterling and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and in Dover, New Hampshire; moved to Biddeford, Massachusetts (later a part of the State of Maine in 1820), around 1791 and practiced law; settled in Portland, Maine, around 1806; member, Massachusetts executive council 1808-1809, 1817; presidential elector in 1817; trustee of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1817-1836; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Eli P. Ashmun and served from June 5, 1818, to May 15, 1820, when he resigned; upon the admission of the State of Maine into the Union in 1820 became chief justice of the supreme court of that State and served until his resignation in 1834; member and chairman of the commission to revise and codify the public statutes of Maine in 1838; died in Portland, Maine, December 31, 1840; interment in Western Cemetery.
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This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
[edit] Reference
Dictionary of American Biography; Greenleaf, Simon. “Memoir of the Life and Character of the Late Chief Justice Mellen.” Maine Reports 17 (1841): 467-76.
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| Preceded by Eli P. Ashmun |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Massachusetts 1818-1820 Served alongside: Harrison Gray Otis |
Succeeded by Elijah H. Mills |
