Samuel Allyne Otis
U.S. Congressperson
1740 – 1814
Who was Samuel Allyne Otis?
Samuel Allyne Otis, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 24, 1740; was graduated from Harvard College in 1759; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston; member of the state house of representatives in 1776; member of the Board of War in 1776; collector of clothing for the Continental Army in 1777; member of the Massachusetts constitutional convention; again a member of the state house of representatives 1784-1787 and elected speaker of the house in 1784; Member of the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788; elected Secretary of the United States Senate on April 8, 1789, and served until his death in Washington, D.C., April 22, 1814; interment in Congressional Cemetery.
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- Born
- 1740
Barnstable - Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Barnstable
- Died
- Apr 22, 1814
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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