Otis, James, Jr. (1725-1783)

Name:

Otis, James, Jr. (1725-1783)

Title:

Leader of the Stamp Act Congress.
First Secretary of the United States Senate (1789-1814).
Speaker of the MA House of Representatives (1784-1785).

Other Names:

"The flame of fire"

Born:

02/04/1725

Birthplace:

West Barnstable, MA

Died:

05/23/1783

Death Location:

Andover, MA

Residence:

Plymouth, MA
Boston, MA
Andover, MA

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Lawyer, Politician, Statesman.

Father:

Otis, John (1702-1778)

Mother:

Otis, Mary (1702-1767)

Relations:

Otis, John, Sr.: great grandfather, one of the first English settlers at Hingha, MA.
Otis, Harrison Gray (1765-1848): nephew, rose to prominence as an influential leader in the Federalist part.
Otis, Joseph (1726-1819): brother
Otis, Mercy (1728-1814): sister
Gray, Mary (1730-?): sister
Otis, Hannah (1732-?): sister
Otis, Nathaniel (1734-1735): brother
Otis, Martha (Oct. 1736-Nov. 1736): sister
Otis, Abigial (June 1738-July): sister
Otis, Elizabeth (1739-?): sister.
Otis, Samuel A. (1740-1814): brother

Spouse:

Cunningham, Ruth (?-1789): married in 1755.

Children:

Otis, James (1755-1775)
Brown, Elizabeth
Lincoln, Mary.

Notes:

Wikipedia, "James Otis, Jr." 12 August 2011.