George Sewall Boutwell

1818 - 1905  (87 years)

• Name	George Sewall Boutwell
  Born	28 Jan 1818	Brookline, Norfolk, MA, USA
  Gender	Male
  Notable	was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1851, Sec. US Treasury, US Senate
  _UID	6843130257447E40B90E56E9CE4665BD5509
  Died	27 Feb 1905	Groton, Middlesex, MA, USA
  Buried	Groton Cemetery: Groton, Middlesex, MA, USA
  Person ID	I1025	Irving Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Sewall Boutwell,   b. 5 Jul 1784, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1863, Lunenburg, Worcester, MA, USA  (Age 78 years)
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	22200798A2D72F41AE8FC11630328A23EDE8
  Family ID	F507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Adelia Thayer
  _STAT	MARRIED
  _UID	2B5B54134240B145B439FB2C674C0B6097A6
  Children	1. Georgianna Boutwell
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Jan 1818 - Brookline, Norfolk, MA, USA Died - 27 Feb 1905 - Groton, Middlesex, MA, USA Buried - - Groton Cemetery: Groton, Middlesex, MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  George Boutwell ca. 1870-1880 Portrait probably while in office of United States Senator from Massachusetts

  
  

• Notes

  The family moved to Lunenburg to farm when he was two years of age. At age thirteen he became an apprentice at the country store in Groton Center where he became Clerk and Partner. He self educated himself after business hours by the tallow candle and was elected to the State Legislature in 1842. Harvard College conferred upon him the degree LLD. He was elected the 20th Governor of Massachusetts in 1851. Served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the US Senate, and a number of other government positions.