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also connected with many other historical societies. He 

 was elected a member Feb. 14, 1849. 



Charles Wentworth Upham, son of Judge Joshua Up- 

 ham, a royalist in the Revolution, born at St. John, N. B., 

 May 4, 1802, graduated at Harvard College in 1821, or- 

 dained at Salem Dec. 8, 1824. Colleague with Rev. Dr. 

 John Prince of the First Church. Relinquished the min- 

 istry Dec. 8, 1844. At different times editor of Christian 

 Review and Christian Register. Mayor of Salem in 1852. 

 A member in Massachusetts House of Representatives, 

 of which he was speaker, also of the Massachusetts Sen- 

 ate, and its president in 1857 and 1858. Representative 

 in U. S. Congress in 1853-56, and of the Massachusetts 

 Convention in 1853. In 18^8 he published "Letters on 

 the Logos," "Lectures on Witchcraft" in 1831, "Life of 

 Sir H. Vane" in 1835, "Life of J. C. Fremont" in 1856, 

 "Salem Witchcraft," in 1867. He was a frequent con- 

 tributor to leading reviews and magazines and author of 

 several orations, pamphlets, etc. He was always inter- 

 ested in the various institutions of Salem promotive of 

 education and culture. He contributed several papers to 

 the Historical Collections of the Institute, among Avhich 

 may be mentioned Memoirs of George A. Ward, Francis 

 Peabody and Daniel P. King. His last jjreat work was 

 the completion of the "Life of Col. T. Pickering" (which 

 was commenced by Octavius Pickering, who prepared 

 and caused to be printed the first volume), in 4 vols., 

 8vo,a valuable contribution to history and a just tribute 

 to the memory of a patriot of the Revolution, who was a 

 friend and counsellor of Washington, both on the field 

 and in the cabinet. Mr. Upham died in Salem on Tues- 

 day morning, June 15, 1875. His wife, Ann Susan, 

 daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes of Cam- 

 bridge, and two sons, William Phineas and Oliver Wen- 



