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SMITH, Samuel, Congress, NH (1765-1842)

SMITH, Samuel, (brother of Jeremiah Smith and uncle of Robert Smith), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Peterboro, N.H., November 11, 1765; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter,…

Samuel STOKELY, Congress, OH (1796-1861)

STOKELY, Samuel, a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington, Pa., January 25, 1796; attended private schools; was graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College),…

Samuel Shepard CONNER, Congress, MA (17831820)

CONNER, Samuel Shepard, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Exeter, N.H., about 1783; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., in 1794; was graduated from Yale College in 1806…

Samuel DAVIS, Congress, MA (1774-1831)

DAVIS, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bath, Maine (until 1820 a district of Massachusetts), in 1774; engaged in mercantile pursuits; became a shipowner in 1801; member of…

Du Pont, Pierre Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Du Pont, Pierre Samuel, 1870–1954, American industrialist, b. Wilmington, Del., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1890. Du Pont worked as a chemist with the family's company…

Samuel TENNEY, Congress, NH (1748-1816)

TENNEY, Samuel, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Byfield, Mass., November 27, 1748; attended Dummer Academy, Byfield, Mass.; was graduated from Harvard College in 1772; taught…

Samuel HUNT, Congress, NH (1765-1807)

HUNT, Samuel, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Charlestown, Sullivan County, N.H., July 8, 1765; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1790 and…

Samuel SWAN, Congress, NJ (1771-1844)

SWAN, Samuel, a Representative from New Jersey; born near Scotch Plains, Somerset County, N.J., in 1771; studied medicine, and practiced in Boundbrook, N.J., 1800-1806 and in Somerville, N.J…

Samuel ARNOLD, Congress, CT (1806-1869)

ARNOLD, Samuel, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Haddam, Conn., June 1, 1806; attended the local academy at Plainfield, Conn., and Westfield Academy, Massachusetts; devoted most of…

Samuel DICK, Congress, NJ (1740-1812)

DICK, Samuel, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Md., November 14, 1740; received a classical education; studied medicine in Scotland, and commenced…