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 (aged 69) 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, 1865[2]
Rank	Major[1] Bvt. Brigadier General
Unit	VII 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. He also served as a staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was brevetted to Brigadier General.^[2]

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.