Thomas Sammons

Thomas Sammons (born October 1, 1762 in Shamenkop , New York Province, † November 20, 1838 in Montgomery County , New York ) was an American politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1803 and 1807 and between 1809 and 1813 . Congressman John Henry Starin was his grandson.

Career

Thomas Sammons grew up during the British colonial era. He attended village schools. He served as an officer during the War of Independence . After that he worked in agriculture. In 1801 he took part as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly of New York. He was a member of the Council of Appointment . Sammons served in the New York Militia , where he initially held the rank of lieutenant and rose to major over time .

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the congressional elections of 1802 for the 8th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th constituency of New York , where he took up his service as the first representative of the district in the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1803 . After a successful re-election he suffered in 1806 a defeat and withdrew from the after March 3, 1807 Congress of. He was then elected to the 11th Congress in the ninth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Killian Van Rensselaer on March 4, 1809 . After a successful re-election in 1810 , he left Congress on March 3, 1813.

After his time at the congress he was back in agriculture. He died and was buried at his Montgomery County home on November 20, 1838.

Web links

• Thomas Sammons in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Sammons in the database of Find a Grave (English)