Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn

Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn
portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byJohn Bailey
Succeeded byWilliam Baylies
2nd Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
In office
1847 – July 29, 1851[1]
Preceded byJohn Jones Clarke
Succeeded bySamuel Walker
9th Adjutant General of Massachusetts
In office
February 5, 1835 – March 6, 1843
Preceded byWilliam H. Sumner
Succeeded byJoseph E. Boyd
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1830
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1829
Personal details
Born(1783-03-03)March 3, 1783
Exeter, New Hampshire
DiedJune 29, 1851(1851-06-29) (aged 68)
Portland, Maine
NationalityAmerican
Political partyNational Republican
SpouseHannah Swett Lee
RelationsA nephew was Civil War US General William Raymond Lee (1807-1891)
ChildrenJulia Maragretta Dearborn, William Dearborn, Henry George Raleigh
Alma materThe College of William and Mary
ProfessionAttorney
Signature

Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (March 3, 1783 – July 29, 1851) was an American soldier, lawyer, author, and statesman. Dearborn was the first President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and the author of many books.

  1. ^ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 327