Robert Rantoul, Jr.

Robert Rantoul Jr. ( * August 13, 1805 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts; † August 7, 1852 in Washington DC ) was an American politician (Democratic Party), who represented the state of Massachusetts in both chambers of Congress.

After attending the public schools continued Rantoul his training at the Phillips Academy in Andover gone before he graduated from Harvard University in 1826. He subsequently practiced law in Salem and after several moves in South Reading, Gloucester and finally from 1838 in Boston.

Rantouls political career began with membership of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, where he served from 1835 to 1839. At this time he was sitting in a commission to revise the laws of the state of Massachusetts; 1837 to 1842 he was also a member of the Board of Education ( Board of Education ) his state. Between 1846 and 1849 he held the office of the Federal Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Following the resignation of Daniel Webster Rantoul was then elected to the U.S. Senate, where he remained but only for the rest of Webster's term of office between February 1 and March 3 in 1851; Rufus Choate had previously perceived the mandate interim basis. Immediately thereafter, he joined the Congress within the House of Representatives, where he represented the 2nd electoral district of Massachusetts until his death on 7 August 1852.