# William W. Warren

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American politician (1834–1880)

For other people named William Warren, see [William Warren (disambiguation)](/source/William_Warren_(disambiguation)).

William W. Warren Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 8th district In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 Preceded by John M. S. Williams Succeeded by William Claflin Member of the Massachusetts State Senate In office 1870 Personal details Born William Wirt Warren (1834-02-27)February 27, 1834 Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts Died May 2, 1880(1880-05-02) (aged 46) Boston, Massachusetts Resting place Evergreen Cemetery Party Democratic Alma mater Harvard University Occupation Lawyer politician

**William Wirt Warren** (February 27, 1834 – May 2, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) from 1875 to 1877.

## Early life and education

William W. Warren was born in [Brighton](/source/Brighton%2C_Boston) (now a part of [Boston](/source/Boston)), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) on February 27, 1834. He received a classical education, and graduated from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in 1855.

He attended [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School), continued to studied law, was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States), and commenced practice in 1857.

## Career

In 1865 he was appointed assessor of internal revenue for the seventh district of Massachusetts, responsible to ensure payment of taxes levied to support the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). Warren also served on Brighton's school board and as its town clerk. He advocated for Brighton to be annexed to Boston, which occurred in 1874.

### Political career

Warren was a delegate to the [1868 Democratic National Convention](/source/1868_Democratic_National_Convention). In 1870 he served in the [Massachusetts State Senate](/source/Massachusetts_State_Senate). He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1872, losing to [John M. S. Williams](/source/John_M._S._Williams).

In 1874 Warren was elected as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) to the [Forty-fourth](/source/44th_United_States_Congress) Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876 to the [Forty-fifth](/source/45th_United_States_Congress) Congress, losing to [William Claflin](/source/William_Claflin).

### Return to private practice

After leaving Congress Warren resumed practicing law Boston.

## Death

Warren died in Boston on May 2, 1880. He was interred at [Evergreen Cemetery](/source/Evergreen_Cemetery_(Boston%2C_Massachusetts)) in Boston.

## See also

- [1870 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1870_Massachusetts_legislature)

## References

- United States Congress. ["William W. Warren (id: W000168)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000168). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [William Wirt Warren](https://books.google.com/books?id=9WswAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22William+Wirt+Warren%22&pg=PA531) in *Memoirs of the Judiciary and the Bar of New England for the Nineteenth Century*. Volume III. 1901. Page 529. Conrad Reno, author.

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by John M. S. Williams Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district 1875–1877 Succeeded by William Claflin

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