Charles W. Upham
Charles W. Upham | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | George T. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Davis |
| 7th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1852–1853 | |
| Preceded by | David Pingree |
| Succeeded by | Asahel Huntington |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Essex | |
| In office 1849–1849 | |
| In office 1859–1860 | |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| Preceded by | Elihu C. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Phelps |
| Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 | |
| In office 1853–1853 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate for Essex | |
| In office 1850–1850 | |
| In office 1857–1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Wentworth Upham May 4, 1802 Saint John, New Brunswick Colony, British Canada |
| Died | June 15, 1875 (aged 73) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Political party | Whig, Free Soil, Republican |
| Spouse | Ann Susan Holmes |
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Charles Wentworth Upham (May 4, 1802 – June 15, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Upham was also a member, and President of the Massachusetts State Senate, the 7th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and twice a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives. Upham was the cousin of George Baxter Upham and Jabez Upham. Upham was later a historian of Salem and the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 when he lived there.