Samuel Holten

Samuel Holten

Samuel Holten (born June 9, 1738 in Danvers , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † January 2, 1816 in Danvers, Massachusetts ) was an American doctor, politician and judge. He was one of the signatories to the Articles of Confederation .

Life

Samuel Holten studied medicine and after completing his training he practiced in Gloucester for some time . Then he returned to Danvers, where he continued to practice as a doctor. He later decided to pursue a political career. Holten was a member of the Provincial Congress from 1774 to 1775 and a member of the Committee of Safety in 1775 . Then he was three times, from 1778 to 1780, from 1783 to 1785 and 1787 a member of the Continental Congress . On August 17, 1785 he was elected President Pro Tempore . He was also a member of the state constitutional convention in 1779. He was also a member of the Senate and House of Representatives from Massachusetts . Holten served in the Senate from 1780 to 1782, 1784, 1786, 1789, and 1790, and once in 1787 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was also a member of the Governors Council several times, from 1780 to 1782, 1784, 1786, 1789 to 1792, 1795 and 1796.

Holten was elected to the 3rd US Congress as an anti-administration candidate , where he remained from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1795. The following year, 1796, he was appointed probate judge for Essex County , a position he held until his resignation in 1815. He died in 1816 and was buried in Holten Cemetery .

Web links

• Samuel Holten in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)