"Essex District" . . "American politician" . "Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council" . "Member of theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853" . "1896Z"^^ . "Alley, John Bassett"@en . "1817Z"^^ . . "1896-01-19Z"^^ . "John Bassett Alley"@en . . "John Bassett Alley (January 7, 1817 \u2013 January 19, 1896) was a businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Alley attended the common schools and Phillips Academy Andover.At the age of fourteen was apprenticed to work for a shoemaker. Alley was released at nineteen. In the meantime, his parents, John B. Alley Sr."@en . . "1817-01-07Z"^^ . . . "Member of the Massachusetts State Senate" . . . . "Board of Aldermen" . "Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts" . . . .