Samuel Thatcher

Samuel Thatcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts
In office December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by	Silas Lee
Succeeded by	Orchard Cook
Constituency	12th district(1802–1803) 16th district(1803–1805)
Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1801-1811
Personal details
Born	(1776-07-01)July 1, 1776 Cambridge,Province of Massachusetts Bay,British America
Died	July 18, 1872(1872-07-18)(aged 96) Bangor,Maine,U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard College
Profession	lawyer

Samuel Thatcher(July 1, 1776 – July 18, 1872) was a member of theUnited States House of Representativesfrom Massachusetts.

He was born inCambridgein theProvince of Massachusetts Bayon July 1, 1776; was graduated from Harvard University in 1793; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice inNew Gloucester(then in Massachusetts'District of Maine); moved toWarrenin 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; sheriff ofLincoln County,1814–1821; member of the Maine house of representatives in 1824; moved toBangor, Maine,in 1860, and died there July 18, 1872; interment in Bangor'sMount Hope Cemetery.

External links

• United States Congress."Samuel Thatcher (id: T000143)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Samuel ThatcheratFind a Grave