Stephen Bullock

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Stephen Bullock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Preceded byGeorge Leonard
Succeeded byPhanuel Bishop
Personal details
Born(1735-10-10)October 10, 1735
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedFebruary 2, 1816(1816-02-02) (aged 80)
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
OccupationSchoolteacher
Jurist
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
 Massachusetts
Branch/serviceMassachusetts Massachusetts Militia
Continental Army
RankCaptain
UnitThomas Carpenter's Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Stephen Bullock (October 10, 1735 – February 2, 1816) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rehoboth in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he attended the common schools, taught school, and was a captain of the Sixth Company in Col. Thomas Carpenter III's Regiment of Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary War, and was in the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. He was a delegate to the first State constitutional convention in 1780 and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1783, 1785, 1786, 1795, and 1796.

Bullock was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1799. He was judge of the for Bristol County and from 1803 to 1805 was a member of the Governor's council. He died in Rehoboth; interment was in Burial Place Hill.

References[]

  • United States Congress. "Stephen Bullock (id: B001053)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
George Leonard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district

March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Succeeded by
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