JOHN APPLETON

Appleton, John (1815-1864), a Representative from Maine; born in Beverly, Mass., February 11, 1815; son of John W. Appleton and Sophia (Williams) Appleton; married 1840 to Susan Dodge; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1834; studied law at the Cambridge Law School; was admitted to the Cumberland bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Portland, Maine; engaged in editorial work on the Eastern Argus and became editor in 1838; register of probate for Cumberland County, Maine, 1840 and 1842-1844; chief clerk of the Navy Department 1845-1848 and of the Department of State from January 26 to April 25, 1848; Minister to Bolivia from March 30, 1848, to May 4, 1849; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); was not a candidate for reelection in 1852; resumed the practice of law; secretary of the legation in London from February 19 to November 16, 1855; Assistant Secretary of State from April 4, 1857, to June 8, 1860; Minister to Russia from June 1860 to June 7, 1861, when he resigned; died in Portland, Maine, August 22, 1864; interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Parents:
John White Appleton 1780–1862
Sarah Porter 1795–1809
Spouse:
Susan Lovering Dodge b. 1820 in Massachusetts
Marriage: 27 NOV 1840 Massachusetts
Children
Eben Dodge Appleton b. 1843 Maine

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell