Background
Upham, Jabez was born on August 23, 1764 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States.
United States representative politician
Upham, Jabez was born on August 23, 1764 in Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, Upham graduated from Harvard University in 1785. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
He moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, and then to Brookfield, Massachusetts, where he continued the practice of law. Upham was elected as a Federalist to the Tenth and Eleventh Congresses, and served from March 4, 1807, until his resignation in 1810. He died in Brookfield, Massachusetts, November 8, 1811.
He was interred in New Cemetery, West Brookfield, Massachusetts.
Jabez Upham was the grandfather of Horace Gray.
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1804 to 1806 and in 1811.