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Samuel B. Sherwood | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis B. Sturges |
| Succeeded by | Elisha Phelps |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
| In office 1816–1816 | |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1809–1815 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Burr Sherwood (1767-11-26)November 26, 1767 |
| Died | April 27, 1833(1833-04-27) (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery |
| Party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
Samuel Burr Sherwood (November 26, 1767 – April 27, 1833) was aU.S. representative fromConnecticut.
He was born in Northfield Society (laterWeston), Connecticut. Sherwood graduated fromYale College in 1786. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar, and began practice in that part of Fairfield which is nowWestport, Connecticut.
He served as member of thestate House of Representatives from 1809 until 1815 and in thestate Senate in 1816.
Sherwood was elected as aFederalist to theFifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819).
He resumed the practice of his profession until 1831, when he retired from professional life.He died in Westport on April 27, 1833, and was interred in Evergreen 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 fromConnecticut's at-large congressional district 1817-1819 | Succeeded by |
