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Charles Quincy Tirrell (December 10, 1844 – July 31, 1910) was a lawyer, educator, and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Charles Quincy Tirrell | |
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 Charles Q. Tirrell c. 1905 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – July 31, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Weymouth |
| Succeeded by | John Joseph Mitchell |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1881–1882 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1872–1872 | |
| Presidential Elector[1] | |
| In office 1888–1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1844 Sharon, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 31, 1910 (aged 65) Natick, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth |
| Profession | Attorney |
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Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Tirrell attended public schools and later studied law at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1866. He served as principal of Peacham Academy in Peacham, Vermont, for one year, and of St. Johnsbury High School for two years. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1872. He moved to Natick, Massachusetts, in 1873. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1881 and 1882.
A "past grand master of the grand lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Massachusetts," Tirrell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1901, until his death in Natick on July 31, 1910.[2] He was interred in Dell Park Cemetery.
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- ^ a b c Who's who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 21
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 48. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
Bibliography edit
- Who's who in State Politics, 1908 Practical Politics (1908) p. 21.
- United States Congress. "Charles Q. Tirrell (id: T000287)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Charles Q. Tirrell, late a representative from Massachusetts, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1911
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress