Background
Varnum, John was born on June 25, 1778 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
United States representative politician
Varnum, John was born on June 25, 1778 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1798, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Haverhill.
Varnum was elected as a Federalist to the Massachusetts State Senate. He moved to Lowell. Varnum was elected to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831) and later moved to Niles, Michigan where he died July 23, 1836. His interment was in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Member Mass; member United States House