Samuel D. Purviance

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Samuel Dinsmore Purviance (born January 7, 1774 in Wilmington , Province of North Carolina , † around 1806 in the Red River ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1805 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Purviance enjoyed a private school education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Fayetteville in this profession. He also managed a large plantation. In the late 1790s, Purviance joined the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . From 1798 to 1799 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina ; in 1801 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1802 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded William Barry Grove on March 4, 1803 . Until March 3, 1805, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Thomas Jefferson and the ratification of the twelfth constitutional amendment fell .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Samuel Purviance practiced law again. Around 1806 he took part in an expedition to the west. He died on the Red River; the exact date is not known.

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SURNAME Purviance, Samuel D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Purviance, Samuel Dinsmore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH near Wilmington , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH around 1806
Place of death Red River