Joshua Herrick (March 18, 1793 – August 30, 1874) was an American politician and a

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from

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

Biography

Herrick was born in

Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Boston. The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States census. A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Sho ...

, where he attended the common schools. He moved to the district of Maine in 1811 and engaged in the lumber business. He served in the

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. Herrick moved to

Brunswick, Maine Brunswick is a New England town, town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Brunswick is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part o ...

, and became connected with the first

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factory of Maine.

Career

Herrick was a

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Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 303,069, making it the most populous county in Maine. Its county seat is Portland. Cumberland County was founded in 1760 from a portion of ...

for many years as well as a deputy collector and inspector of customs at

Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The town center, the area in and around Dock Squa ...

, from 1829 to 1841. He served as Town Clerk of Kennebunkport from 1832 to 1842. Herrick also served as a Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor of Kennebunkport from 1839 to 1842. He was county commissioner of

York County, Maine York County is both the southernmost and the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Maine, along the state of New Hampshire's eastern border. It is divided from Strafford County, New Hampshire, by the Salmon Falls River and the connected ti ...

in 1842 and 1843. Herrick was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845), but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. After leaving Congress, he served as the deputy collector at Kennebunkport from 1847 to 1849. He served as Register of Probate of York County from 1849 to 1855.

Death

Herrick died in

Alfred, Maine Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,073. Alfred is the seat of York County, and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest. National Register of Historic Places has tw ...

in 1874, and was buried in Village Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrick, Joshua 1793 births 1874 deaths American military personnel of the War of 1812 People from Beverly, Massachusetts Politicians from Essex County, Massachusetts Politicians from Brunswick, Maine County commissioners in Maine People from Kennebunkport, Maine Maine sheriffs Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives