John Forrester Andrew

Democrat Representative of Massachusetts's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

November 26, 1850 (44 years old)

Birthday

May 30, 1895

Death

Born in Hingham, Massachusetts, to John Albion Andrew and Eliza Jane (Hersey) Andrew.
Attended private schools, including Phillips School and Brooks School.
Graduated from Harvard University in 1872 and Harvard Law School in 1875.
Admitted to the Suffolk bar and commenced practice in Boston.
Served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts State Senate.
Held the position of Boston commissioner of parks.
Ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Massachusetts in 1886.
Elected to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1893.
Served as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service during the Fifty-second Congress.
Unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
Resumed practicing law after his congressional service.
Died in Boston on May 30, 1895, and was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
Initially affiliated with the Republican Party before switching to the Democratic Party after 1886.
Married to Harriet Thayer in 1883, who died in 1891.