Increase Sumner (November 27, 1746 – June 7, 1799) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts. He was the fifth governor of Massachusetts...

Increase Sumner Lincoln (June 20, 1799 – August 2, 1890) was an American minister. Lincoln, the youngest child of Seth and Jemima (Miller) Lincoln, was...

of Charles Sumner, the abolitionist, and a distant cousin of the statesman, Increase Sumner, and his son, the historian William H. Sumner. In 1819, after...

The Massachusetts Sumners Increase Sumner, The 5th Governor of Massachusetts William H. Sumner, The Son of Governor Increase Sumner and an early Massachusetts...

on April 1. Incumbent Governor Increase Sumner was elected to a third term in office against minimal opposition. Sumner won the election on his deathbed...

Sumner Increase Kimball (September 2, 1834 – June 20, 1923) was the organizer of the United States Life-Saving Service and the General Superintendent...

parallel Callahan Tunnel in 1961. The Sumner Tunnel is named for William H. Sumner, the son of Governor Increase Sumner. Until 2009, it was managed by the...

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter...

The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyers built by the United States during World War II. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer...

Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on April 2. Incumbent Governor Increase Sumner was elected to a second term in office over Attorney General James...

Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States...

to a third term in office over Increase Sumner. Samuel Adams, incumbent Governor since 1794 (Republican) Increase Sumner, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts...

The caning of Charles Sumner, or the Brooks–Sumner Affair, occurred on May 22, 1856, in the United States Senate chamber, when Representative Preston Brooks...

was still taking shape in the state, and the Federalists nominated Increase Sumner, while more populist factions that had previously supported Governors...

incorporated by the General Court on June 13, 1798, and named for Increase Sumner, who was then the governor of Massachusetts. Despite an uneven and...

William Hyslop Sumner (July 4, 1780 – October 24, 1861) was an American lawyer, soldier, and writer, and the son of Governor Increase Sumner. He graduated...

Revolutionary War battery that probably became part of Fort Sumner, but was renamed in 1797 after Increase Sumner, the incumbent Governor of Massachusetts, of which...

lieutenant governorship were vacant. This occurred in 1799 when Governor Increase Sumner died in office on June 7, 1799, leaving Lieutenant Governor Moses Gill...

Hancock (I) 4 Moses Gill* 1794–1800 Independent Samuel Adams (DR) Increase Sumner (F) Office vacant 1800–1801 Governor's Council Caleb Strong (F) 5  ...

Benjamin Sumner Welles (October 14, 1892 – September 24, 1961) was an American government official and diplomat. He was a major foreign policy adviser...

(1590–1655), English-born American colonial settler and administrator Increase Sumner (1746–1799), American lawyer, politician, Associate Justice of the...

Look up Sumner or sumner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sumner is a surname. It originates from the English-language word that is spelt, in modern...

artist Cyprian Southack (1662–1745), cartographer and naval commander Increase Sumner (1746–1799), Fifth Governor of Massachusetts Nathan Webb, (1705–1772)...

income. He often failed to collect taxes from his fellow citizens, which increased his popularity among those who did not pay, but left him liable for the...

Eliza Trask Hill (1840–1908), activist, journalist, philanthropist Increase Sumner Lincoln, minister Nathan Read (1759-1849), inventor of the multi-tubular...

Sumner Murray Redstone (né Rothstein; May 27, 1923 – August 11, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and...

in 1794, he served in that office under Governors Samuel Adams and Increase Sumner until the latter died shortly after winning reelection in 1799. Gill...

future Supreme Court justice William Cushing and Massachusetts governor Increase Sumner. However, for the most part, the pay was so uncompetitive relative...

1797 was attended by President John Adams and Massachusetts Governor Increase Sumner. Upon launch, she slid down the ways only 27 feet (8.2 m) before stopping;...

(1828–1858), who married Benjamin Sumner Welles (1823–1904), a descendant of Colonial Gov. Thomas Welles and Gov. Increase Sumner. Caroline Webster Schermerhorn...