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Samuel Livermore | |
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.jpg) Portrait byJohn Trumbull,c. 1790 | |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office December 2, 1799 – December 29, 1799 | |
| Preceded by | James Ross |
| Succeeded by | Uriah Tracy |
| In office May 6, 1796 – December 4, 1796 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Tazewell |
| Succeeded by | William Bingham |
| United States Senator fromNew Hampshire | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – June 12, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Paine Wingate |
| Succeeded by | Simeon Olcott |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's3rd at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John Samuel Sherburne |
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| Born | (1732-05-14)May 14, 1732 |
| Died | May 18, 1803(1803-05-18) (aged 71) Holderness,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Party | Pro-Administration Federalist |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey (renamed Princeton) |
| Profession | Law |
Samuel Livermore (May 14, 1732 – May 18, 1803) was an American politician and judge who served as theU.S. senator fromNew Hampshire from 1793 to 1801 and served as thepresident pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1796 and again in 1799.
Livermore was born inWaltham in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Hannah (Brown) and Samuel Livermore,[1] and attended Waltham schools. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (nowPrinceton University) in 1752, then studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1756, and commenced practice in Waltham. He moved toPortsmouth, in 1758 and later toLondonderry. He was a member of theNew Hampshire General Court (the state's general assembly) 1768–1769. He was judge-advocate in the Admiralty court andAttorney General from 1769 to 1774. He moved toHolderness in 1775 and was State attorney for three years.
Livermore was a member of theContinental Congress from 1780 to 1782 and again from 1785 to 1786. He was chief justice of theNew Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature from 1782 to 1789, and a member of the State constitutional convention in 1788. He was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives for theFirst andSecond Congresses, serving from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1793, and served as the chairman of theHouse Committee on Elections in the Second Congress. Livermore was one of seven representatives to vote against theFugitive Slave Act of 1793.[2]
Livermore was president of the state constitutional convention in 1791 and in 1792 was elected as aFederalist to theUnited States Senate and was reelected in 1798 and served from March 4, 1793, until his resignation effective June 12, 1801, due to ill health. He served as president pro tempore of the Senate during theFourth andSixth Congresses. The defunct town ofLivermore, New Hampshire was named after him.
Livermore died in Holderness, New Hampshire, and is interred in Trinity Churchyard there. He is featured on aNew Hampshire historical marker (number 39) alongNew Hampshire Route 175 in Holderness.[3]
Livermore was the father ofArthur Livermore, a U.S. representative from New Hampshire, andEdward St. Loe Livermore, a U.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
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| Preceded by Seat established | Member of theHouse of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's at-large (Seat 3) congressional district 1789–1793 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from New Hampshire 1793–1801 Served alongside:John Langdon,James Sheafe | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the United States Senate May 6, 1796 – December 4, 1796 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President pro tempore of the United States Senate December 2, 1799 – December 29, 1799 | Succeeded by |
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