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George Edward Head
Gender:
Male
Born:
February 5, 1792
Died:
July 5, 1861
Home Town:
Ipswich, MA
Later Residences:
Boston, MA
Biographical Notes:
George Edward Head was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth [Frazier] Head. While at Harvard, Head was often cited for neglect of his studies and frequent absences from recitations and prayers. After he left Litchfield, he practiced law in Boston and also worked there for many years as the principal assessor.
Education
Years at LLS:
1813
Other Education:
Attended Harvard College in 1812.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
State Posts:
State Representative (MA) 1836-1848
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Elizabeth Frazier Head
Mother - Joseph Head
Father
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Roger S. Baldwin 4 July 1813 List; Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 11.
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