Stephen Bullock
Stephen Bullock | |
|---|---|
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's7thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | George Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Phanuel Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1735 Rehoboth,Province of Massachusetts Bay,British America |
| Died | February 2, 1816(aged 80) Rehoboth,Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher Jurist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States Massachusetts |
| Branch/service | Massachusetts Militia Continental Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Thomas Carpenter's Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Stephen Bullock(October 10, 1735 – February 2, 1816) was aUnited States representativefromMassachusetts.Born inRehobothin theProvince 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 ofMassachusetts militiaduring theRevolutionary War,and was in theBattle of Rhode Islandin 1778. He was a delegate to the first Stateconstitutional conventionin 1780 and was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representativesin 1783, 1785, 1786, 1795, and 1796.
Bullock was elected as aFederalistto the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1799. He was judge of theCourt of Common PleasforBristol Countyand from 1803 to 1805 was a member of the Governor's council. He died in Rehoboth; interment was in Burial Place Hill.
References[edit]
- United States Congress."Stephen Bullock (id: B001053)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
