Shearjashub Bourne
Shearjashub Bourne (June 14, 1746 – March 11, 1806) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from M*achusetts who served in the M*achusetts House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives.
Bourne was born in Barnstable in the Province of M*achusetts Bay on June 14, 1746, the son of Timothy and Elizabeth Bourne.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1764, studied law and became an attorney in Barnstable. He served in local office including justice of the peace. Among the individuals who studied law with him and later embarked on their own legal careers was Lot Hall, who served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
From 1782 to 1785 and 1788 to 1790 he served in the M*achusetts House of Representatives. He was also a delegate to the M*achusetts convention which ratified the U.S. Cons*ution.
Bourne represented M*achusetts in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1791, to March 3, 1795. He later served as Chief Justice of the Suffolk County, M*achusetts Court of Common Pleas. He died in Boston on March 11, 1806.
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External links
- Letter from Shearjashub Bourne To George Washington
- United States Congress. "Shearjashub Bourne (id: B000671)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.