Samuel Breck

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Samuel Breck (born July 17, 1771 in Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  August 31, 1862 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1823 and 1825 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Breck was the older brother of Congressman Daniel Breck (1788–1871) from Kentucky . He graduated from a royal military school in France . In 1792 he settled in Philadelphia, where he worked in commerce and as a businessman. In 1794 he took part in the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion . He later embarked on a political career. Between 1817 and 1820 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . In the 1820s he joined the movement led by future presidents John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay .

In the congressional election of 1822 Breck was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Samuel Edwards on March 4, 1823 . Until March 3, 1825, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . Breck was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1832 to 1834 . Then he withdrew from politics. He died in Philadelphia on August 31, 1862. Since 1838 he was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society .

Remarks

  1. ↑ The source indicates a place called Loreze, which does not seem to exist (anymore).
  2. ^ Member History: Samuel Breck. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 19, 2018 .

Web links

  • Samuel Breck in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
Samuel Edwards United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (1st constituency)
March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 		John Wurts
personal data
SURNAME Breck, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1771
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 1862
Place of death Philadelphia , Pennsylvania