Daniel E. Somes

Daniel E. Somes

Daniel Eton Somes (born May 20, 1815 in Laconia , New Hampshire , †  February 13, 1888 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1861 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Somes enjoyed a good elementary school education. In 1846 he moved to Biddeford , Maine, where he edited the Eastern Journal. He was also active in the craft. Somes was Mayor of Biddeford between 1855 and 1857. From 1856 and 1858 he also acted as President of the City Bank there .

Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In 1858 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the first constituency of Maine, where he succeeded John M. Wood on March 4, 1859 . By March 3, 1861, he completed a term in Congress . This was determined by the events leading up to the civil war . In the spring of 1861 Somes attended a conference in Washington at the last minute trying to prevent the outbreak of war. In Congress, Somes witnessed the southern MPs pulling out of parliament.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Somes retired from politics and worked as a lawyer specializing in patent law. He died in Washington on February 13, 1888.

Web links

• Daniel E. Somes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel E. Somes in the database of Find a Grave (English)