John Albion Andrew (1818 - 1867)

Born 31 May 1818 in Windham, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Jones (Hersey) Andrew — married 24 Dec 1848 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1867 at age 49 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Preceded by 24th Governor Nathaniel P. Banks

John Albion Andrew 25th Governor of Massachusetts 1861—1866

Succeeded by 26th Governor Alexander Bullock

Biography

John Andrew is Notable.

John Albion Andrew was born in 1818 in Windham, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nancy Green Pierce and Jonathan Andrew. He was the Governor of Massachusetts from 1860-1866, and formed the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color.

Occupations

• 1840 Admitted to the bar and became an attorney
• 1860-1866: Massachusetts Governor ^[1]
• 1860: Lawyer. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin in 1837. ^[1]

Residences

• 1860: Boston, Massachusetts with his wife, children, 25-year-old Irish immigrant servant Mary Canter, 24-year-old Irish immigrant servant Bridget Stapleton, and 25-year-old Irish immigrant servant Alice Mohan

Land Owner

• 1860: $1,500 real estate value.

Death

He passed away in 1867 and is buried at Hingham Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

This man was a remarkable speech writer and speaker! Make sure to check out some of his speeches.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Virkus

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_521; Page: 749; Family History Library Film: 803521
• Find A Grave: Memorial #4816
• John Albion Andrew on Wikipedia
• Virkus, Frederick A., editor. The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy; First Families of America; Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States, Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968, pg. 422.
• Burnam. Samuel "John Albion Andrew." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Jan 1869). Vol 23, pages 1- 12. Internet Archive.
• Browne Albert G. Sketch of the Official Life of John a. Andrew. Hurd and Houghton 1868. Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/brownesketchof00alberich/page/n19/mode/2up. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
• Eulogy on John A. Andrew, delivered by Edwin P. Whipple in the Music Hall, by invitation of the City Government of Boston. November 26, 1867, Boston Evening Transcript from Boston, Massachusetts · 1