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Jun 14, 1746 Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States Died on 11 Mar 1806 (aged 59)
American politician
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About Shearjashub Bourne
- Shearjashub Bourne (June 14, 1746 – March 11, 1806) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives.Bourne was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts on June 14, 1746, the son of Timothy and Elizabeth Bourne.He graduated from Harvard University in 1764, studied law and became an attorney in Barnstable.
- He served in local office including justice of the peace.
- Among the individuals who studied law with him and later embarked on their own legal careers was Lot Hall, who served as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.From 1782 to 1785 and 1788 to 1790 he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
- He was also a delegate to the Massachusetts convention which ratified the U.S.
- Constitution.Bourne represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1791 to March 3, 1795.
- He later served as Chief Justice of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas.
- He died in Boston on March 11, 1806.
