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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsSamuel THATCHER
(1776-1872)
THATCHER, Samuel, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Mass., July
1, 1776; was graduated from Harvard University in 1793; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in New
Gloucester, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts); moved to
Warren in 1800; member of the Massachusetts house of
representatives 1801-1811; was elected as a Federalist to the
Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Silas Lee; reelected to the Eighth Congress and served from
December 6, 1802, to March 3, 1805; was an unsuccessful candidate
for reelection in 1804 to the Ninth Congress; sheriff of Lincoln
County, Maine, 1814-1821; member of the Maine house of
representatives in 1824; moved to Bangor, Maine, in 1860, and died
there July 18, 1872; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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