Samuel Simons Explained

Samuel Simons
Birth Date: 1792[1]
Birth Place:Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Death Place:Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
Restingplace:Mountain Grove Cemetery
Office:Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district
Term Start:March 4, 1843
Term End:March 3, 1845
Predecessor:Thomas Burr Osborne
Successor:Truman Smith
Office2:Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Term Start2:1830
Term End2: 
Party:Democratic
Occupation:teacher, physician

Samuel Simons (1792 – January 13, 1847) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1843 to 1845. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1830.

Early life

He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he pursued an academic course of study. He held several local offices and also taught in school. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Political career

Simons was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1830. In addition, he was the director of the Housatonic Railroad and a trustee of the Bridgeport Savings Bank. He served in the Twenty-eighth Congress from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845, and served as chairman of the Committee on Engraving. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of medicine in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he died in 1847. He was buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery.

Notes and References

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