American politician (1800-1879).
Born January 17th, 1800 in Salisbury.
Died January 2nd, 1879 at 78 years old in Newburyport.
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde