Background
Lowell, John was born on June 17, 1743 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review John and Sarah (Champney) Lowell.
jurist Continental congressman
Lowell, John was born on June 17, 1743 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Review John and Sarah (Champney) Lowell.
Graduated from Harvard, 1760, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1792.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar. Delegate to Essex County Convention, 1776. Representative from Newburyport in Massachusetts Provincial Assembly, 1771, 72, 74, 76.
Representative from Boston to Massachusetts General Court, 1778. Delegate to Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1779-1780. Member Continental Congress, 1781-1783.
Judge to hear appeals in admiralty cases, 1782. Member corporation Harvard, 1784-1802, elected to board, 1784. Member of commission appointed to settle boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New York, 1784.
United States judge for district Massachusetts, 1789. Chief judge 1st Circuit, 1801. President Massachusetts Agricultural Society.
Founder American Academy Arts and Scis.
Member Continental Congress, 1781-1783. Member corporation Harvard, 1784-1802, elected to board, 1784. Member of commission appointed to settle boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New York, 1784.
Married Sarah Higginson, January 3, 1767. Married second, Susanna Cabot, May 31, 1774.