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Samuel LATHROP, Congress, MA (1772-1846)

LATHROP, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., on May 1, 1772; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1792;…

Samuel SEWALL, Congress, MA (1757-1814)

SEWALL, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., December 11, 1757; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard College in 1776; studied law; was…

Samuel SHAW, Congress, VT (1768-1827)

SHAW, Samuel, (father of Henry Shaw), a Representative from Vermont; born in Dighton, Mass., in December 1768; received a limited schooling; moved to Putney, Vt.; studied medicine and…

Samuel SHERWOOD, Congress, NY (1779-1862)

SHERWOOD, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Kingsbury, Washington County, N.Y., April 24, 1779; completed preparatory studies; began the study of law at the age of fifteen in…

Samuel G. COPPERSMITH, Congress, AZ (1955)

COPPERSMITH, Samuel G., a Representative from Arizona; born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., May 22, 1955; A.B., Harvard University, 1976; foreign service officer, United States Department…

Samuel CUSHMAN, Congress, NH (1783-1851)

CUSHMAN, Samuel, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., June 8, 1783; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…

Samuel Wilson PARKER, Congress, IN (1805-1859)

PARKER, Samuel Wilson, a Representative from Indiana; born near Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 9, 1805; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Miami University, Oxford,…

Samuel PARTRIDGE, Congress, NY (1790-1883)

PARTRIDGE, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Norwich, Windsor County, Vt., November 29, 1790; received a limited schooling; during the War of 1812 enlisted as a private in the…

Samuel Latham MITCHILL, Congress, NY (1764-1831)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1809Party: Democratic RepublicanMITCHILL, Samuel Latham, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Hempstead, Nassau County, N.Y., August 20, 1764;…

Tilden, Samuel Jones

(Encyclopedia) Tilden, Samuel Jones, 1814–86, American political figure, Democratic presidential candidate in 1876, b. New Lebanon, N.Y. Admitted to the bar in 1841, Tilden was an eminently…