Samuel Simons

Samuel Simons (* 1792 in Bridgeport , Connecticut ; † January 13, 1847 there ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the fourth constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a good elementary school education, Samuel Simons held various local offices and taught as a teacher. After studying medicine, he began working as a doctor in Bridgeport. He also embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1830 he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives. Simons was also director of a local railroad company and trustee of Bridgeport Savings Bank .

In the congressional election of 1842, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth district of Connecticut . There he took over from Thomas Burr Osborne of the Whig Party on March 4, 1843 . Until March 3, 1845, he only completed one legislative period in Congress , during which he was chairman of the Committee on Engraving . This time was determined by discussions about the possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which had been independent of Mexico since 1836, to the United States.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Simons worked again as a doctor in Bridgeport. He died there in 1847.

Web links

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

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