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Samuel Davis | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's16th district | |
| In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Peleg Tallman |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1774 (1774) |
| Died | April 20, 1831(1831-04-20) (aged 56–57) |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Samuel Davis (1774 – April 20, 1831) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inBath inMassachusetts Bay'sProvince of Maine, Davis engaged in mercantile pursuits and became a shipowner in 1801. He served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1803 and 1808-1812. He served as overseer ofBowdoin College from 1813 to 1818 and as president of Lincoln Bank in Bath in 1813.
Davis was elected as aFederalist to theThirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815). He was again a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1815 and 1816.
In his private life he was a merchant inAfrican andWest Indian trade.[citation needed]
He died in Bath, Maine, on April 20, 1831, and was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 16th congressional district 1813-1815 | Succeeded by |
