James Thurston
James Thurston
| Died | 1872-01-13 |
| Minister of the First Parish | |
| In Office | 1844 - 1850 |
| Preceded by | Theodore H. Dorr |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Pettes |
Rev. James Thurston, minister of the First Parish in Billerica from November 15, 1844, to May 15, 1850. Born in Newmarket, N.H., in December 1806 and ordained in 1838 over the Unitarian Society in Windsor, Vt. After Billerica he served South Natick, Cambridge, Lunenburg and Leicester, and later worked as an agent of the Massachusetts Temperance Society. He died January 13, 1872.