OVERVIEW:

BORN:
June 10, 1753,
Cambridge, Massachusetts

DIED:
February 6, 1825 (age 71),
Boston, Massachusett

EDUCATION:
Harvard University (BA, 1772),
Studied Medicine 

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1775-1783:
Served in Continental Army  during Revolutionary War as a surgeon
1786-1787:
Served as a surgeon in the expedition sent to suppress Shay’s Rebellion
1788-1794:
Member, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
1801-1805:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1804:
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives
1809-1813:
U.S. Secretary of War 
1814-1818:
U.S. Minister to the Netherlands
1820-1823:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1823-1825:
Governor of Massachusetts 

SOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Army Center of Military History
Wikipedia

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