John Avery Jr. | |
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| 1st Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[2] | |
| In office January 1,[1] 1780[2] – June 7, 1806[2] | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Adams[2] (as Secretary of the Province of Massachusetts Bay)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan L. Austin |
| Deputy Secretary of the Province of Massachusetts Bay[1] | |
| In office June 21, 1776[1] – January 1, 1780[1] | |
| Preceded by | John Lowell[2] |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1739[2] |
| Died | June 7, 1806 (aged 66)[2] Boston, Massachusetts[2] |
| Spouse | Mary Cushing[3] |
| Children | Mary, Sarah, Deborah, John, Betsey, Lucy, Peggy Cushing, Lucy, Mary A. Smith, Thomas Hancock[4] |
| Alma mater | Harvard College, 1759[2][3] |
| Signature |  |
John Avery Jr. (September 2, 1739 – June 7, 1806) was an American politician who served as the first Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.
- ^ a b c d e Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922), The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Volume XXI, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 498
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1901), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts 1637–1888. Vol. II – 1738–1821, Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 196
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