Joshua Herrick was an American politician and a United States representative from Maine.
10 Facts About Joshua Herrick
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Joshua Herrick moved to the district of Maine in 1811 and engaged in the lumber business.
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Joshua Herrick moved to Brunswick, Maine, and became connected with the first cotton factory of Maine.
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Joshua Herrick was a deputy sheriff of Cumberland County, Maine for many years as well as a deputy collector and inspector of customs at Kennebunkport, Maine, from 1829 to 1841.
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Joshua Herrick served as Town Clerk of Kennebunkport from 1832 to 1842.
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Joshua Herrick served as a Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor of Kennebunkport from 1839 to 1842.
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Joshua Herrick was county commissioner of York County, Maine in 1842 and 1843.
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Joshua Herrick was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress.
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Joshua Herrick served as Register of Probate of York County from 1849 to 1855.
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Joshua Herrick died in Alfred, Maine in 1874, and was buried in Village Cemetery, Kennebunkport, Maine.