Gershom Bradford Weston
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Gershom Bradford Weston
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Gershom Bradford Weston, son of shipbuilding tycoon Ezra Weston II (1772-1842) and his wife Jerusha Bradford (1770-1833), who were both direct descendants of six Mayflower pilgrims. Gershom was a large man with reddish hair, weighing about 250 pounds. At an age 17 he began sailing on his father's ships to Denmark, England and India, before taking on a managerial role in the family business. From 1842 to 1857 he and his brothers ran the family firm until it closed down. At age 28 he entered polit
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American politician
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