Hon. David Sears, US Senate & Congress

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David Sears

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, MA, United States
Death: January 14, 1871 (83)
Place of Burial: Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of David Sears and Ann Sears
Husband of Miriam Clark Sears
Father of Harriet Elizabeth Crowninshield; Anna Amory; Ellen Sears; David Mason Sears; Cordelia Mason Sears and 5 others

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About Hon. David Sears, US Senate & Congress

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sears_%28America%29

David Sears II (1787-1871) was a prominent 19th century Boston philanthropist, merchant and landowner. He developed a substantial part of nearby Brookline, Massachusetts, including building the Christ's Church in Longwood, and was associated in the erection of the St Paul's Cathedral. In addition, Sears purchased some 200 acres (0.81 km2), which was later to become the town of Longwood.

Sears also served as a Massachusetts Representative and Senator on and off between the years of 1816 and 1851.

His former Beacon Hill home is now the location of the Somerset Club.


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Hon. David Sears, US Senate & Congress's Timeline

1787
October 8, 1787
Boston, Suffolk, MA, United States
1809
1809
1810
1810
1813
March 16, 1813
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1816
1816
1819
1819
Boston, United States
1822
1822
1824
April 1824
Sears Family Crypt Brookline Norfolk County Massachusetts
1826
1826
1828
August 23, 1828
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States