Definition von harrison gray otis im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
born Oct. 8, 1765, Boston, Mass. died Oct. 28, 1848, Boston, Mass., U.S. U.S. politician. A nephew of James Otis, he practiced law and served in the Massachusetts legislature (1796-97, 1802-05), the U.S. House of Representatives (1797-1801), the state senate (1805-13, 1814-17), and the U.S. Senate (1817-22). He was later mayor of Boston (1829-32). A Federalist, he opposed the War of 1812 and was a leader of the Hartford Convention