Increase Sumner
Former Governor of Massachusetts
Increase Sumner was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts. He was the fifth governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1797 to 1799. Wikipedia
Born: November 27, 1746, Roxbury, Boston, MA
Died: June 7, 1799 (age 52 years), Roxbury, Boston, MA
Place of burial: Granary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
Great grandchildren: James W. Gerard, Benjamin Welles, Sumner K. Gerard, and more
Children: William H. Sumner and Mehetable Stoddard Sumner
Parents: Sarah Sharp and Increase Sumner
Grandchildren: Benjamin Sumner Welles and James Watson Gerard, Jr.
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