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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsSilas LEE
(1760-1814)
LEE, Silas, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Concord, Mass., July 3,
1760; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Harvard
University in 1784; studied law; and was admitted to the bar;
member of the State house of representatives in 1793, 1797, and
1798; elected as a Federalist to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses
and served from March 4, 1799, until August 20, 1801, when he
resigned; appointed by President Jefferson to be United States
attorney for the district of Maine January 6, 1802, and served
until his death; justice of the peace and of the quorum in 1803;
probate judge 1805-1814; chief judge of the common pleas court in
1810; died in Wiscasset, Maine, March 1, 1814; interment in
Evergreen Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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