Harrison Gray Otis | |
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United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
In office March 4, 1817 – May 30, 1822 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Bradley Varnum |
Succeeded by | James Lloyd |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 | |
Preceded by | Fisher Ames |
Succeeded by | William Eustis |
3rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
In office January 5, 1829[1] – January 2, 1832[2] | |
Preceded by | Josiah Quincy III |
Succeeded by | Charles Wells |
Delegate from Massachusetts to the Hartford Convention | |
In office 1814–1815 | |
President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1805 – 1806 1808–1811 | |
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office 1796–1796 | |
Preceded by | Christopher Gore |
Succeeded by | John Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America | October 8, 1765
Died | October 28, 1848 Boston, Massachusetts, US | (aged 83)
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse | Sally Foster Otis |
Children | 11 |
Relatives | Otis family |
Education | Boston Latin School |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Profession | Law |
Harrison Gray Otis (October 8, 1765 – October 28, 1848), was a businessman, lawyer, and politician, becoming one of the most important leaders of the United States' first political party, the Federalists. He was a member of the Otis family.
One of the wealthiest men of Boston, Otis was reportedly worth at least US$800,000 in 1846, equivalent to $24,300,000 in 2023.