Samuel B. Sherwood

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Samuel Burr Sherwood (born November 26, 1767 in Weston , Colony of Connecticut , †  April 27, 1833 in Westport , Connecticut ) was an American politician . Between 1817 and 1819 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Sherwood attended Yale College until 1786 . After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar, he began working in his new profession in Westport. He became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . Between 1809 and 1815 he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives . In 1816 he became a member of the State Senate .

In the 1816 congressional elections, which were held nationwide in Connecticut, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took over from Lewis B. Sturges on March 4, 1817 . Until March 3, 1819, however, he only spent one legislative period in Congress . He then practiced as a lawyer again until 1831; then he retired. Samuel Sherwood died in April 1833 in Westport and was buried there.

Web links

  • Samuel B. Sherwood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Sherwood, Samuel B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sherwood, Samuel Burr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1767
PLACE OF BIRTH Weston , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1833
Place of death Westport , Connecticut