Preceded by John P. Bigelow Succeeded by John G. Palfrey | Political party Whig Name John Bolles | |
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Died May 25, 1878
Washington, D.C. Resting place Forest Hills Cemetery Jamaica Plain Massachusetts Spouse(s) Catherine Hartwell Dix, m. November 11, 1834. | ||
John Augustus Bolles (April 16, 1809 – May 25, 1878) was an American politician who, from 1843–1844, served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. He also served as a staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was brevetted to Brigadier General.
He was a member of the Boston Vigilance Committee, an organization that assisted fugitive slaves.
Death
Bolles died on May 25, 1878 in Washington, D.C., he was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
References
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