Silas Lee | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – August 20, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Parker |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Thatcher |
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| Born | (1760-07-03)July 3, 1760 |
| Died | March 1, 1814(1814-03-01) (aged 53) |
| Party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Silas Lee (July 3, 1760 – March 1, 1814) was a lawyer, judge, andUnited States Representative fromMassachusetts. Born inConcord in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay, he pursuedclassical studies and graduated fromHarvard University in 1784. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar, and was a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives in 1793, 1797, and 1798.
Lee was elected as aFederalist to the6th and7th Congresses and served from March 4, 1799, until August 20, 1801, when he resigned. He was appointed by PresidentThomas Jefferson to beUnited States Attorney for the District of Maine on January 6, 1802, and served until his death; he wasjustice of the peace and of thequorum in 1803, andprobate judge from 1805 to 1814. In 1810 he was chief judge of theCourt of Common Pleas. He died inWiscasset (at the time, a part of Massachusetts'District of Maine). His interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 12th congressional district (Maine district) March 4, 1799 – August 20, 1801 | Succeeded by |
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