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George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Interment LocationVisited 
Worcester, MAJune 27, 2021 

Photographed June 27, 2021.
Photographed June 27, 2021.
Photographed June 27, 2021.
Photographed June 27, 2021.
Photographed June 27, 2021.

Fast Facts

Born: October 3, 1800 in Worcester, Massachusetts

Spouses: Sarah Dwight Bancroft (m. 1827-1837); Elizabeth Davis Bliss Bancroft (m. 1838-1886)

Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

Served in Cabinet of: James K. Polk

Cabinet Position: Secretary of the Navy (1845-1846)

Died: January 17, 1891 in Washington, D.C.

Age: 90

Interment: Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts

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