title: George Bruce Upton
text: # George Bruce Upton
  
  George Bruce Upton (October 11, 1804 – July 1, 1874) was an American shipbuilder and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts Executive Council.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Upton was born on October 11, 1804, to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).
  
  ## Family life
  
  Upton married Ann Coffin Hussey of Nantucket on May 2, 1826. They had eight children.
  
  ## Business career
  
  Upton served as the treasurer of the Michigan Central Railroad for eight years.
  
  ## Public service
  
  While he lived in Nantucket Upton was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1837, and a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1843. After he moved back to Boston Upton served as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council in 1853, and as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853.
  
  ## Whig National Convention
  
  Upton served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1844.
  
  