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| Born | 7 February 1777  Salem |
| Died | 5 May 1846 (aged 69) Boston |
| Occupation | Politician, writer, philologist |
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| Position held | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
John Pickering (February 7, 1777 – May 5, 1846) was an American linguist, lawyer, and politician in Salem, Massachusetts. He served as president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from 1839 to 1846.[1] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society. He is buried at Broad Street Cemetery, Salem.
- ^ White, Daniel Appleton (1847). Eulogy on John Pickering, president of the american academy of arts and sciences: Delivered before the academy, Octb. 28. 1846. Metcalf and comp.