Rantoul, Robert
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, was born Aug. 13, 1805, in Beverly, Mass. He was elected to the Massachusetts state legislature in 1834; and in 1837 a member of the Massachusetts board of education. In 1838 he removed to Boston; in 1843 was appointed collector of that port; and in 1845 was appointed United States district attorney for Massachusetts.
In 1851 he succeeded Mr. Webster in the United States senate, but remained there only a short time. He was a representative in congress from 1851 to the time of his death. His writings have since been published in a large volume. He died Aug. 7, 1852, in Washington, D. C.