George Bruce Upton
Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council
In office 1853[1]
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office 1853[1]
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Nantucket and Dukes County District
In office 1843[2]
Preceded by	Barker Burnell
Succeeded by	Obed Barney
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Nantucket District[2]
In office 1837
Personal details
Born	October 11, 1804 Eastport, Maine
Died	July 1, 1874 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig[3]
Children	George Bruce Upton
Occupation	Dry goods clerk, Shipbuilder
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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^[2] and the Massachusetts Executive Council.^[1]

Upton was born on October 11, 1804, to Daniel Putnam Upton and Hannah (Bruce) Upton^[4] in Eastport, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts).^[3]

Upton married Ann Coffin Hussey of Nantucket on May 2, 1826. They had eight children.^[5]

Upton served as the treasurer of the Michigan Central Railroad for eight years.^[5]

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.^[2] 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.^[1]

Upton served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1844.^[3]