Stephen Longfellow, US Congress

Born in Gorham, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), Longfellow was graduated from Harvard University in 1798. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Portland, Maine. He married Zilpah Wadsworth and, with her, had several children, including the future poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

He served as member of the general court of Massachusetts in 1814 and 1815. He belonged to the Federalist Party and was a delegate to the Hartford convention in 1814 and 1815. He also served as a Federalist presidential elector in 1816.

Longfellow was elected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1824 and resumed his law practice for a time.

He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1826. He served as overseer of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine from 1811 to 1817 and was a trustee of the college from 1817 to 1836. He also served as president of the Maine Historical Society in 1834.

http://www.hwlongfellow.org/family_stephen.shtml

Stephen Longfellow died in Portland, Maine on August 2, 1849.

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Stephen was often absent, traveling throughout Maine to court sessions and in 1814 to Boston as Portland's representative to the Massachusetts General Court. After Maine's statehood in 1820, Stephen represented Portland in the state legislature and then served in the United States Congress from 1823 to 1825. Throughout his busy life, he played significant roles in social and educational organizations, including the Portland Benevolent Society (founder and secretary, 1803-1849) and Bowdoin College (trustee, 1817-1836). In 1822, with Maine Supreme Court justice Prentiss Mellen and Maine's Governor, William King, he helped found the Maine Historical Society, the third oldest state historical society after Massachusetts and New York. Stephen was president of the Society in 1834, the same year Henry served as its librarian. They remained members throughout their lives. The close connection between the Longfellow family and the Society, together with the family's deep investment in American history, would ultimately lead to the gift of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House to the Maine Historical Society and the establishment of its permanent headquarters.

http://www.hwlongfellow.org/family_stephen.shtml

Member of the Federalist Party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Party_(United_States)

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Stephen was often absent, traveling throughout Maine to court sessions and in 1814 to Boston as Portland's representative to the Massachusetts General Court. After Maine's statehood in 1820, Stephen represented Portland in the state legislature and then served in the United States Congress from 1823 to 1825. Throughout his busy life, he played significant roles in social and educational organizations, including the Portland Benevolent Society (founder and secretary, 1803-1849) and Bowdoin College (trustee, 1817-1836). In 1822, with Maine Supreme Court justice Prentiss Mellen and Maine's Governor, William King, he helped found the Maine Historical Society, the third oldest state historical society after Massachusetts and New York. Stephen was president of the Society in 1834, the same year Henry served as its librarian. They remained members throughout their lives. The close connection between the Longfellow family and the Society, together with the family's deep investment in American history, would ultimately lead to the gift of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House to the Maine Historical Society and the establishment of its permanent headquarters.

http://www.hwlongfellow.org/family_stephen.shtml

Member of the Federalist Party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Party_(United_States)

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He was a Portland lawyer and congressman

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Stephen was often absent, traveling throughout Maine to court sessions and in 1814 to Boston as Portland's representative to the Massachusetts General Court. After Maine's statehood in 1820, Stephen represented Portland in the state legislature and then served in the United States Congress from 1823 to 1825. Throughout his busy life, he played significant roles in social and educational organizations, including the Portland Benevolent Society (founder and secretary, 1803-1849) and Bowdoin College (trustee, 1817-1836). In 1822, with Maine Supreme Court justice Prentiss Mellen and Maine's Governor, William King, he helped found the Maine Historical Society, the third oldest state historical society after Massachusetts and New York. Stephen was president of the Society in 1834, the same year Henry served as its librarian. They remained members throughout their lives. The close connection between the Longfellow family and the Society, together with the family's deep investment in American history, would ultimately lead to the gift of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House to the Maine Historical Society and the establishment of its permanent headquarters.

from Maine Historical Society Website http://www.hwlongfellow.org/family_stephen.shtml

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=allfiles&...

Name: Stephen LONGFELLOW Surname: LONGFELLOW Given Name: Stephen Sex: M Birth: 23 Jun 1775 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME Death: 23 Aug 1849 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME Burial: Aug 1849

Note:

   !BIRTH: Ancestry World Tree records at ancestry.com.

   !MARRIAGE: "!DEATH: "

   Lawyer and Congressman.

Father: Stephen LONGFELLOW b: 13 Aug 1750 in Falmouth, Cumberland Co., ME Mother: Patience YOUNG b: 5 Dec 1745 in York, York Co., ME

Marriage 1 Zilpha WADSWORTH b: 6 Jan 1778 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA

Children

   Has No Children Stephen LONGFELLOW b: 1805 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA

Has Children Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW b: 27 Feb 1807 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA
Has No Children Elizabeth LONGFELLOW b: 1808 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA
Has No Children Anne LONGFELLOW b: 1810 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA
Has No Children Alexander LONGFELLOW b: 1814 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA
Has No Children Mary LONGFELLOW b: 1816 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA
Has No Children Ellen LONGFELLOW b: 1818 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA
Has No Children Samuel LONGFELLOW b: 1819 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA

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Stephen Longfellow was a member of the Harvard class of 1798 and was elected to Harvard's chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa society for high academic achievement.

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GEDCOM Note

New York, NY: The Evening Post, issue of Tuesday, 7 August 1849, p. 2, col. 4

--The Hon. Stephen Longfellow, a member of the Hartford Convention, died at Portland, on Friday last, August 3d, aged 73 years.

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Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Evening Star, issue of Wednesday, 8 August 1849, p. 2, col. 4

Mr. Longfellow, whose death we announced at Portland, shared largely in the respect of his fellows, and no one man has been gathered to his fathers with a more unsullied reputation.--He was a leader of the old Federal school in Massachusetts before the separation of Maine from that State, and was honored with the highest marks of confidence from his fellow citizens.--Mr. Longfellow was the father of Prof. Longfellow of Harvard University, and of Rev. Mr. Longfellow of the Unitarian Church at Fall River, Mass.
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