James Appleton

General James Appleton
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1836–1839
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1813–1834
Personal details
Born(1785-02-14)February 14, 1785
Ipswich, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 25, 1862(1862-08-25) (aged 77)
Ipswich, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyFederalist, Whig, Liberty
Spouse
Sarah Fuller
(m. 1807)
RelationsWilliam Appleton (cousin)
Samuel Appleton (cousin)
Nathan Appleton (cousin)
Children10
Parent(s)Samuel Appleton
Mary White
RelativesAppleton family
OccupationPublisher
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Brigadier General James Appleton (February 14, 1785 – August 25, 1862)[1] was an American abolitionist, early supporter of temperance, and politician from Maine.[2]

  1. ^ "MHS Collections Online: James Appleton". www.masshist.org. Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Appleton, Daniel Fuller (1886). The Origin of the Maine Law and of Prohibitory Legislation: With a Brief Memoir of James Appleton. National temperance society and publication house. pp. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2014.