HALL OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE

Abel Parker Upshur

State of Residency:	Virginia
Appointment:	Jul 24, 1843
Entry on Duty:	Jul 24, 1843
Termination of Appointment:	Feb 28, 1844
Presidency:	Tyler
Note:	Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; ecommissioned after confirmation on Jan 2, 1844

As Secretary of State:

Reopened negotiations for the annexation of Texas

Foreign Travels:

Profile
Born: Oct 22, 1780
Died: October 21, 1844
Married: Elizabeth Dennis (died); Elizabeth A.B. Upshur
Education: College of New Jersey and Yale College
Occupation: Lawyer

Government Positions:

Virginia House of Delegates 1812-1813
Judge of the General Court of Virginia 1826-1829
Delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1829
Judge of the reorganized General Court 1830-1841
Secretary of the Navy in President Tyler's Cabnet 1841-1843
Secretary of State ad interim June 24-July 23, 1843

Notable Events

During his term as Secretary of State Upshur was killed by the explosion of a gun on board the Battleship Princeton in the Potomac River about fifteen miles below Washington, D.C., February 28, 1844

Previous Secretary of State: Daniel Webster
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