William H. Sumner
Date of Birth : Jul 4, 1780
Date of Death : Jan 1, 1861
Birth Place : Roxbury, Boston
William Hyslop Sumner was the son of Governor Increase Sumner. He graduated from Harvard College in 1799, and practiced law. He served as a general in the Massachusetts militia. Sumner wrote The History of East Boston and died in 1861.