Julius Rockwell

Julius Rockwell
United States Senator fromMassachusetts
In office June 3, 1854 – January 31, 1855
Appointed by	Emory Washburn
Preceded by	Edward Everett
Succeeded by	Henry Wilson
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's7thdistrict
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1851
Preceded by	George N. Briggs
Succeeded by	John Z. Goodrich
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1835–1837
Preceded by	William B. Calhoun
Succeeded by	Robert Charles Winthrop
In office 1858–1858
Preceded by	Charles A. Phelps
Succeeded by	Charles Hale
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1834–1837
In office 1858–1858
Personal details
Born	(1805-04-26)April 26, 1805 Colebrook, Connecticut,US
Died	May 19, 1888(1888-05-19)(aged 83) Lenox, Massachusetts,US
Political party	Whig
Other political affiliations	Republican Party
Alma mater	Yale University
Profession	Law

Julius Rockwell(April 26, 1805 – May 19, 1888) was a United States politician fromMassachusetts,and the father ofFrancis Williams Rockwell.

Rockwell was born inColebrook, Connecticut,and educated at private schools and thenYale,where he studied law, graduating in 1826. He was admitted to thebarand in 1830 commenced practice inPittsfield, Massachusetts.He was elected a member of theMassachusetts House of Representativesin 1834 and served four years, three of them asSpeaker.Rockwell was appointed commissioner of theBank of Massachusettsfrom 1838 to 1840.

In 1842 he successfully ran as aWhigcandidate for theHouse of Representativesand was re-elected three times, serving from 1843 to 1851. He did not seek renomination in 1850. He was a delegate to the stateconstitutional conventionin 1853, and was appointed to theSenatein 1854 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofEdward Everett,serving from June 3, 1854, to January 31, 1855, when his successorHenry Wilsonwas elected. Rockwell voted in theelectoral collegefor theRepublicancandidateJohn C. Frémontin thepresidential election of 1856.

Rockwell returned to his old post ofSpeaker of the Massachusetts House of Representativesin 1858, until his appointment to theMassachusetts Superior Courtin 1859.He retired as a judge in 1886 and died May 19, 1888, inLenox, Massachusetts,where he is buried.

See also

• 56th Massachusetts General Court (1835)
• 79th Massachusetts General Court (1858)

External links

• United States Congress."Julius Rockwell (id: R000368)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.