Samuel Lathrop

Samuel Lathrop (born May 1, 1772 in West Springfield , Hampden County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  July 11, 1846 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1827 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a good primary education, Samuel Lathrop studied at Yale College until 1792 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in West Springfield in this profession. In this city he held a number of local offices, including the post of chamberlain. Politically, he was a member of the Federalist Party .

In the 1818 congressional elections , Lathrop was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Elijah H. Mills on March 4, 1819 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by March 3, 1827 . Since 1823 he represented the eighth district of his state there. From 1821 to 1825 he was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business . In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Samuel Lathrop practiced again as a lawyer. He was also active in agriculture. He was a member and president of the Massachusetts Senate in 1829 and 1830 . He died on July 11, 1846 in his hometown of West Springfield.

Web links

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

• Samuel Lathrop in the database of Find a Grave (English)