Samuel Thatcher
U.S. Congressperson
1776 – 1872
Who was Samuel Thatcher?
Samuel Thatcher was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
He was born in Cambridge, Mass., July 1, 1776; was graduated from Harvard University in 1793; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in New Gloucester, Maine; moved to Warren in 1800; member of the Massachusetts house of representatives 1801-1811; was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Silas Lee; reelected to the Eighth Congress and served from December 6, 1802, to March 3, 1805; sheriff of Lincoln County, Maine, 1814–1821; member of the Maine house of representatives in 1824; moved to Bangor, Maine, in 1860, and died there July 18, 1872; interment in Bangor's Mount Hope Cemetery.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1776
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard College
- Died
- Jul 18, 1872
Bangor
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on July 23, 2013
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