Clement Storer

Clement Storer

Clement Storer (born September 20, 1760 in Kennebunk , York County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  November 21, 1830 in Portsmouth , New Hampshire ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ) who supported the state of New Hampshire in both Chambers of Congress represented.

Born in what is now Maine , Clement Storer received extensive schooling before studying medicine in Portsmouth and Europe . On his return he began practicing as a doctor in Portsmouth. He was also a member of the New Hampshire Militia , where he rose from captain to major general .

In 1806 Storer was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the interests of New Hampshire as the Democratic Republican from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809. He then sat from 1810 to 1812 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives ; For a year he also held the office of speaker there. After the resignation of US Senator Jeremiah Mason on June 16, 1817 Storer was elected as his successor. He took his mandate in Washington from June 27, 1817 to March 3, 1819 and served during this time, among other things, as chairman of the military committee ( Committee on the Militia ).

Between 1818 and 1824 Storer was the chief of police in Rockingham County as high sheriff . He died in Portsmouth in 1830 and was buried there.

Web links

• Clement Storer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Clement Storer in the database of Find a Grave (English)