Phineas W. Leland

Phineas Washington Leland[4] (October 4, 1798 – January 22, 1870) was a Massachusetts physician and journalist, and the Collector of Customs for Fall River, Massachusetts,[2] who also served as a member, and as the President of the Massachusetts Senate.[1]

Phineas Washington Leland
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office 1843[1] – 1843[1]
Preceded by	Josiah Quincy Jr.
Succeeded by	Frederick Robinson
Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office 1843[1] – 1843[1]
Preceded by	Josiah Quincy Jr.
Succeeded by	Levi Lincoln Jr.
Collector of Customs for Fall River, Massachusetts[2]
In office 1834[2] – 1860[1]
Appointed by	Andrew Jackson[2]
Personal details
Born	October 4, 1798[3][4] Grafton, Massachusetts[3]
Died	January 22, 1870[4]
Political party	Democratic[5]
Spouse(s)	Parmelia T. Wood[6][2]
Alma mater	Bowdoin College, M.D., 1826[2]
Occupation	Physician, US Collector of Customs,[4] journalist[6]
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Early life

Leland was born on October 4, 1798 in Grafton, Massachusetts to David[3] Warren and Mary (Rawson) Leland.[7]

Family life

In 1826 Leland married Pamelia W. Wood[2] of Mendon, Massachusetts, they had five children.[6]

Journalist

In 1836 Leland was the first editor of The Fall River Patriot, and he was also the first editor of the Fall River Weekly News.[8] While he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate Leland wrote for The Boston Post.[6]

Death

Leland died on January 22, 1870.[4][6]

See also

• 64th Massachusetts General Court (1843)

Notes

1. Pierce, Clifton (1879), History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement by the Indians in 1647 to the Present Time, 1879. Including the Genealogies of Seventy-nine of the Older Families, Grafton, Massachusetts: Press of C. Hamilton, p. 522
2. Pierce, Clifton (1879), History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement by the Indians in 1647 to the Present Time, 1879. Including the Genealogies of Seventy-nine of the Older Families, Grafton, Massachusetts: Press of C. Hamilton, p. 521
3. Hurd, D. Hamilton (1889), History of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume II, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J.W. Lewis & Company, p. 934
4. Bowdoin College (1894), Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the incorporation of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College, p. 105
5. Hurd, D. Hamilton (1889), History of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume II, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J.W. Lewis & Company, p. 935
6. Tuttle, Charles Wesley (1905), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. VI 1864-1871, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 372.
7. Tuttle, Charles Wesley (1905), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. VI 1864-1871, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 371.
8. Tuttle, Charles Wesley (1905), Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. VI 1864-1871, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 373.

Political offices
Preceded by Josiah Quincy Jr.	President of the Massachusetts Senate 1842	Succeeded by Frederick Robinson