Mason Tappan
Mason Weare Tappan (October 20, 1817 – October 25, 1886) was a New Hampshire state representative, a U.S. congressman from 1855 to 1861, a colonel during the American Civil War and the New Hampshire Attorney General.He was born in Newport, New Hampshire, and grew up in Bradford. He attended private schools and the Hopkinton and Meriden academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Bradford.
Tappan served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1853 to 1855. He was elected as an American Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861). While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Claims (Thirty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, a three-months regiment raised in 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call to arms. He mustered out in August 1861.
Tappan died in office as the New Hampshire Attorney General at the age of 69. He is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bradford, New Hampshire. Provided by Wikipedia
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Richard J. Britchett [i.e., Brichett]. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 503.) July 25, 1856.
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Charles W. Cutter -- sureties of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 759.) January 24, 1857.
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William A. Forward. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 820.) February 13, 1857.
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Oliver Harris. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 347.) March 19, 1860.
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John H. Wickizer. March 23, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Thomas Brown. March 23, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Jacob Weed -- administrators of. March 23, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed.
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Charles W. Cutter -- sureties of. (To accompany Joint Res. No. 20.) March 23, 1860.
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Henry Miller. March 30, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
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Hiram Humphreys. March 30, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed.
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John Veitch. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 977.) February 8, 1861.
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Hodges & Lansdale, and administrator of Rinaldo Johnson, and administrator of William Kilgour. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 978.) February 8, 1861.
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Kansas claims. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 1017.) March 2, 1861.
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Ephraim Hunt. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 677.) April 20, 1860.
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Franklin Peale. (To accompany Bill S. No. 189.) April 20, 1860.
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William P. Bowhay. (To accompany Bill S. No. 373.) April 20, 1860.
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Aaron H. Palmer. (To accompany Bill S. No. 111.) April 20, 1860.
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John R. Nourse and others. (To accompany Bill S. No. 177.) May 4, 1860.
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William Money. (To accompany Bill S. No. 174.) May 18, 1860.
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Emilie G. Jones, executrix of Thos. P. Jones. (To accompany Bill S. No. 206.) May 18, 1860.
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