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Shearjashub Bourne

Pro-Administration Representative of Massachusetts's 3rd district

  • Representative

    Massachusetts, district 5

    October 24, 1791 - March 1, 1781

  • Representative

    Massachusetts, district 3

    December 2, 1793 - March 3, 1795

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

June 14, 1746 (59 years old)

Birthday

March 11, 1806

Death

  • Was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts.
  • Graduated from Harvard University in 1764 and became an attorney in Barnstable.
  • Served as a justice of the peace and in local office.
  • Mentored individuals who later pursued legal careers, including a future Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
  • Held positions in the Massachusetts House of Representatives during two separate terms (1782-1785 and 1788-1790).
  • Acted as a delegate to the Massachusetts convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution.
  • Represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives for two terms, serving from 1791 to 1795.
  • Served as Chief Justice of the Suffolk County Court of Common Pleas later in his career.
  • Passed away in Boston in 1806.