Samuel Shepard Conner | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | James Parker |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Gage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1783 (1783) |
| Died | December 17, 1820(1820-12-17) (aged 36–37) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Denniston[1] |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy,Yale College |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | March 12,[2] 1812[3]-July 14, 1814 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | Twenty-first Infantry Thirteenth Infantry |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 Battle of York[2] |
Samuel Shepard Conner (c. 1783 – December 17, 1820) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inExeter, New Hampshire, Conner attendedPhillips Exeter Academy in 1794. He was graduated fromYale College in 1806. He studied law.
Conner married Elizabeth Denniston of Albany, New York.[3]He wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inWaterville, Maine (at that time a district of Massachusetts), in 1810.Conner served in theWar of 1812. Conner was first a major of the Twenty-first Infantry. In the beginning of 1813 Conner served asaide-de-camp to GeneralHenry Dearborn.[3] He was one of the American officers who accepted the British surrender at theBattle of York.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry March 12, 1813.He resigned July 14, 1814.He resumed the practice of law inWaterville, Maine.
Conner was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theFourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817).He was appointed surveyor general of theOhio land district in 1819.He died inCovington, Kentucky, December 17, 1820.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 19th congressional district March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817 | Succeeded by |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by | Major of the Twenty-first Infantry March 12, 1812 – March 12, 1813[4] | Succeeded by John Johnson[4] |
| Preceded by | Aide-de-camp to General Henry Dearborn 1813 – 1813 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by John Christie [5] | Lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry March 12, 1813– July 14, 1814 | Succeeded by R. N. Malcolm[6] |
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