Charles Quincy Tirrell
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 byGeorge W. Weymouth
Succeeded byJohn 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(1844-12-10)December 10, 1844
Sharon, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 31, 1910(1910-07-31) (aged 65)
Natick, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Alma materDartmouth
ProfessionAttorney

Charles Quincy Tirrell (December 10, 1844 – July 31, 1910) was a lawyer, educator, and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Biography

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Who's who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 21
  2. "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

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