Samuel Ingham | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | William L. Storrs |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Phineas Miner |
| Succeeded by | District abolished til 1903 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1793-09-05)September 5, 1793 Hebron, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 1881(1881-11-10) (aged 88) Essex, Connecticut, U.S |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Jacksonian (before 1837) |
Samuel Ingham (September 5, 1793 – November 10, 1881) was a two-term Congressman fromConnecticut.
Samuel Ingham was born on September 5, 1793, inHebron, Connecticut. He attended the common schools inVermont, studied law withJohn Mattocks andSylvester Gilbert, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inCanaan, Vermont.[1][citation needed] He moved toJewett City, Connecticut, and in 1819, toEssex (then part ofSaybrook), Connecticut, and continued the practice of his profession.[1]
He served as state's attorney forMiddlesex County, and was a member of theConnecticut House of Representatives in 1828, 1834, 1851 and 1852 (serving as speaker in 1833, 1835 and 1851). He served as judge of probate judge of the Middlesex County Court. He was elected as aJacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as aDemocrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839). He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Twenty-fifth Congress). He was defeated for re-election in 1839 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.
He served in theConnecticut Senate in 1842, 1846, and 1850. He served asPresident pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate and was four times the Democratic nominee for governor of Connecticut (1854–57). Although he finished in first place twice, winning a plurality of more than 10% both times (1854 &1856), lacking a popular majority, the legislature chose a different candidate. He was also an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for theUnited States Senate in 1854. He served as United States commissioner of customs from December 5, 1857, to May 14, 1861. He then resumed the practice of law.[1]
He lived in Saybrook and Essex.[2] Ingham died in Essex on November 10, 1881. He was interred in River View Cemetery.[1][2]
His daughter Lydia Ann Ingham was the wife ofJames Phelps, who also served in Congress. His daughter Mary Wilson Ingham married Edward Champlin Williams, a merchant sea captain.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Connecticut 1854,1855,1856,1857 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the at-large Congressional District of Connecticut 1835–1837 | Succeeded by District abolished |
| Preceded by District created | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut 1837–1839 | Succeeded by |
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| Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |  | |
| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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