John Linscom Boss Jr.

Coordinates: 41°29′43.6″N 71°18′57.5″W / 41.495444°N 71.315972°W / 41.495444; -71.315972

John Linscom Boss Jr. (September 7, 1780 – August 1, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Biography

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Boss completed preparatory studies. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newport, Rhode Island. He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1806 to 1815.

Boss was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819).

He died in Newport, Rhode Island, August 1, 1819, and was interred at the Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery.

Sources

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Richard Jackson Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's At-large district

1815–1819
Succeeded by
Samuel Eddy
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