John F. Andrew

For other people named John Andrew, see John Andrew (disambiguation).

John Forrester Andrew
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	Leopold Morse
Succeeded by	Joseph H. Walker
Personal details
Born	November 26, 1850 Hingham, Massachusetts
Died	May 30, 1895 (aged 44) Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Harriet Thayer (m. 1883, d. 1891)
Relations	John Albion Andrew

John Forrester Andrew was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born to John Albion Andrew and Eliza Jane (Hersey) Andrew in Hingham on November 26, 1850. He attended private schools, including Phillips School and Brooks School. He graduated from Harvard University in 1872 and from Harvard Law School in 1875. He was admitted to the Suffolk bar and commenced practice in Boston.

He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He also served as Boston commissioner of parks. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor in 1886.

Andrew was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He served as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Fifty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. Andrew resumed the practice of his profession, and died in Boston on May 30, 1895. His interment was in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.

Notes

• John F. Andrew at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Leopold Morse	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893	Succeeded by Joseph H. Walker

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