increase increase november june american lawyer politician massachusetts fifth governor massachusetts serving trained lawyer served provisional government massachusetts american revolutionary war elected appointed year served associate justice times elected governor massachusetts wide margins died long start term descendants include son boston massachusetts named 20th century diplomat early life born november children elder successful farmer descended early settlers held number public offices including enrolled grammar school future justice supreme_court united_states excelled school resistance father envisioned son future agriculture enrolled graduated legal career graduating harvard took charge school taught years law provincial solicitor general sought study students adams wrote promising genius youth admitted bar opened law office year chosen member represented town participated state convention draft new constitution result adopted continued serve provincial congress state constitution adopted elected state senator post held years june elected state legislature replacing resigned actually took seat august governor nominated associate justice replace accepted position instead senate seat served details judicial record sparse official court records survive time decisions usually oral court begin formal record keeping written decisions detailed notes cases heard notes preserved form valuable early massachusetts judicial history period served included time great turmoil massachusetts following american revolutionary war value paper currency circulation fell significantly leaving citizens financial difficulties administration raised taxes pay public debt run war stepped collection taxes economic pressures led civil unrest culminated rebellion uprising central western massachusetts lasting sat criminal cases participants rebellion tried participants pardoned eighteen convicted sentenced death sentences men hanged sat court heard appeals cases concerning slave seeking confirmation freedom ruling cases confirmed state constitution effectively abolished slavery chosen legislature sit committee revised laws state remove references british authority member state convention met united_states_constitution explained convention meaning importance corpus elected fellow governor massachusetts factions sought promote candidate governor formally nominated governor reelected following year actively promoted adams able prevail comfortable margin campaign divisive presented comparatively youthful alternative aging adams wrote adams sea political troubles grown old good country adams popularity declining decided run reelection number popular figures raised nominees year election won vote total votes cast divided opposition june rode home accompanied citizens horseback boston secretary commonwealth proclaimed governorship eastern balcony governor called seat government moved following year reelected minimal opposition popularity governor seen garnering larger share vote term won votes cast receiving unanimous votes towns state period office state principally preoccupied threat attack france result ongoing naval quasi war comparatively younger vigorous predecessors actively built state militia worked ensure case attack assumed duties office winning election sick death bed time order avoid constitutional issues surrounding succession governor office managed oath office early june died office aged june funeral military honors took place june attended united_states president funeral procession included regiments militia ran governor mansion service old south meeting house interred northerly corner boston brass indicates remains born november died place june 53rd year age bar years associate judge supreme judicial court elected governor massachusetts office died lawyer faithful able judge patient decisive chief magistrate accessible frank decisive private life mild public life firm party feuds conduct weight virtues manners intellectual midst called rest fathers went chambers death belief grave future existence lieutenant governor acting governor ran state elections held family legacy married september daughter father law death inherited sizable estate allowed maintain lifestyle public service couple children son known efforts develop boston named later descendants include 20th century diplomat advisor president maine incorporated governor named honor described son talented practical farmer excellent fond agriculture personally entire orchard fruit trees farm member president
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