| John Forrester Andrew | |
|---|---|
 Andrew c. 1893 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Morse |
| Succeeded by | Joseph H. Walker |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 4th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 2, 1884 – January 6, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | George G. Crocker |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Wilbur |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 7, 1880 – January 5, 1883Serving with James M. Bugbee (1880–82) and Henry W. Swift (1882–83) | |
| Preceded by | Edward F. Thayer George W. Lowther |
| Succeeded by | George F. Clark Julius Caesar Chappelle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1850 Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 30, 1895 (aged 44) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican (before 1886) Democrat (after 1886) |
| Spouse | Harriet Thayer (m. 1883, d. 1891) |
| Relations | John Albion Andrew |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
John Forrester Andrew (November 26, 1850 – May 30, 1895) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born to John Albion Andrew and Eliza Jane (Hersey) Andrew in Hingham on November 26, 1850. He attended private schools, including Phillips Academy in Andover and Brooks School in North Andover. He graduated from Harvard University in 1872 and from Harvard Law School in 1875. He was admitted to the Suffolk bar and commenced practice in Boston.
He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He also served as Boston commissioner of parks. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1886.
Andrew was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He served as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Fifty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. Andrew resumed the practice of his profession, and died in Boston on May 30, 1895. His interment was in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
Notes
- ^ Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: a Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 296
- United States Congress. "John F. Andrew (id: A000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFrederick O. Prince | Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts 1886 |
Succeeded byHenry B. Lovering |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byLeopold Morse | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
Succeeded byJoseph H. Walker |
| Chairs of the United States House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service | ||
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| Post Office and Post Roads (1808–1947) |
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| (Reform in the) Civil Service* (1893–1947) | ||
| Post Office and Civil Service (1947–1995) | ||
| Note | Name shortened from Reform in the Civil Service to Civil Service in 1925. | |
- 1850 births
- 1895 deaths
- People from Hingham, Massachusetts
- Politicians from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- American people of English descent
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
- Brooks School alumni
- Phillips Academy alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Harvard College alumni
- 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives