James Lovell (Continental Congress)

James Lovell (* October 31, 1737 in Boston, Massachusetts, † July 14, 1814 in Windham, Maine ) was an American politician.

Career

James Lovell attended a public school. Then he graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1752 and 1756 Harvard College. After he graduated in 1759 his postgraduate study at Harvard from. Lovell taught 1757-1775 at the Boston Latin School and was Master of the North Grammar School (now Eliot School). After the War of Independence broke out, he was imprisoned by General Howe and transferred in 1775 to Halifax ( Nova Scotia ). Lovell was released later. He was then 1777-1782 Member of the Continental Congress. During this time he signed the Articles of Confederation. After that, he was responsible for the 1784-1788 survey of the continental taxes. 1788 and 1789 he worked as a tax collector ( collector) in Boston. Lovell was appointed on 3 August 1789 naval officer for the port of Boston and Charlestown, a position which he held until his death in 1814 in Windham (Maine).

Family

His son, James S. Lovell (1758-1850), served 1776-1782 in the Continental Army. After he had graduated from Harvard College in 1776, he joined the 16th Massachusetts regiment, where he held the rank of lieutenant in the beginning. He participated in this function at the Battle of Monmouth and in the fighting in Rhode Iceland. Then he was assigned in 1779 as an aide and now more major of the Southern Legion of Henry Lee and so took part in the southern campaigns.

His great-grandson Joseph Lovell was between 1818, when the position was created by the Congress, and 1836, the Surgeon General of the Army ( Surgeon General of the United States Army ) worked.