| Edward Everett Born: 11-Apr-1794
Birthplace: Dorchester, MA
Died: 15-Jan-1865
Location of death: Boston, MA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
Gender: Male
Religion: Unitarian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician, Diplomat
Party Affiliation: Whig Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Massachuetts, 1836-40 Father: Oliver Everett (minister)
Mother: Lucy Hill
Brother: Alexander Hill Everett (diplomat)
Wife: Charlotte Gray Brooks (m. 1822, three daughters, three sons)
Daughter: Anne Gorham (b. 1823, d. 18-Oct-1854)
Daughter: Charlotte Brooks (b. 13-Aug-1825, d. 15-Dec-1879)
Daughter: Grace Webster (b. 24-Dec-1827, d. 1836)
Son: Edward Brooks (b. 6-May-1830, d. 5-Nov-1861)
Son: Henry Sidney (b. 31-Dec-1834, d. 4-Oct-1898)
Son: William Everett (US Congressman, b. 10-Oct-1839, d. 16-Feb-1910)
University: BA, Harvard University (1811)
Theological: Harvard Divinity School (1812-14)
Professor: Greek Literature, Harvard University (1815-26)
Administrator: Board of Overseers, Harvard University (1827-47, 1849-54, 1862-65)
Administrator: President, Harvard University (1846-49)
US Senator, Massachusetts (1853-54)
US Secretary of State (1852-53)
US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1841-45)
Governor of Massachusetts (1836-40)
US Congressman, Massachusetts (1825-35)
Portrait on American currency $50 silver certificate
Ordained 9-Feb-1814
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