Background
Upton was born on October 11, 1804 to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).
Upton was born on October 11, 1804 to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).
Upton served as the treasurer of the Michigan Central Railroad for eight years. Upton served as delegate to the in 1844.
While he lived in Nantucket Upton was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1837, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1843. After he moved back to Boston Upton served as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council in 1853, and as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.
Married Ann Hussey, May 2, 1826, 8 children.