Robert W. Upton Explained

Robert William Upton
Jr/Sr1:United States Senator
State1:New Hampshire
Term Start1:August 14, 1953
Term End1:November 7, 1954
Appointer1:Hugh Gregg
Preceded1:Charles W. Tobey
Succeeded1:Norris Cotton
Office2:Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Term2:1911
Birth Date:3 February 1884
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Children:Richard F. Upton
Alma Mater:Boston University Law School

Robert William Upton (February 3, 1884April 28, 1972) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools, graduated from Boston University Law School in 1907, was admitted to the Massachusetts and New Hampshire bars in 1907 and commenced practice in Concord, New Hampshire. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1911 and was a delegate to the New Hampshire State Constitutional Conventions of 1918, 1930, 1938, and 1948, serving as president in 1948. In 1940, he also served as president of the New Hampshire Bar Association.[1]

Upton was appointed on August 14, 1953, as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles W. Tobey, and served from August 14, 1953, to November 7, 1954; he was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to fill the vacancy. He resumed the practice of law, was a member of the Mixed Board, Clemency and Parole in Bonn, Germany in 1956, and was special ambassador to Liberia that year. He retired from law practice in 1970 and in 1972 died in Concord; interment was in Blossom Hill Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past NHBA Presidents. New Hampshire Bar Association. October 5, 2021.