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Samuel Thatcher | |
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| 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 | |
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| Born | (1776-07-01)July 1, 1776 |
| Died | July 18, 1872(1872-07-18) (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | lawyer |
Samuel Thatcher (July 1, 1776 – July 18, 1872) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
He was born inCambridge in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay on 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 toWarren 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; 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.
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