John A. Bolles

John Augustus Bolles[1]
8th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1]
In office 1843–1844
Preceded by	John P. Bigelow
Succeeded by	John G. Palfrey
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1809[1] Ashford, Connecticut[1]
Died	May 25, 1878 Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Forest Hills Cemetery Jamaica Plain Massachusetts
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Catherine Hartwell Dix, m. November 11, 1834.[1]
Alma mater	Brown University, 1829, M.A. 1832[1]
Profession	Lawyer[1]
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Years of service	January 30, 1862[1]-July 17, [2]
Rank	Major[1]
Unit	Seventh Army Corps[1]
Commands	Aide de Camp to John Adams Dix,[1] and Judge Advocate[1]
Battles/wars	Battle of South Mountain,[2] American Civil War

John Augustus Bolles (April 16, 1809-May 25, 1878) was an American politician who, from 1843–1844, served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Death

Bolles died on May 25, 1878 in Washington, D.C., he was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.^[2]

References

1. Bolles, John Augustus (1865), Genealogy of the Bolles Family in America., Boston, MA: Henry W. Dutton & Son, p. 28.
2. Eicher, John (2002), Civil War High Commands, Redwood City, California: Stanford University Press, p. 136.