Samuel Arnold (Connecticut)
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Samuel Arnold was a U.S. Representative
from Connecticut
.
Born in Haddam, Connecticut
, Arnold attended the local academy at Plainfield, Connecticut
, and Westfield Academy, Massachusetts.
Devoted most of his life to agricultural pursuits.
Acquired a controlling interest in a stone quarry and became owner of a line of schooners operating between New York and Philadelphia.
He was, also, for a number of years, president of the Bank of East Haddam.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1839, 1842, 1844, and again in 1851.
Arnold was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1858.
He resumed agricultural pursuits and quarrying.
He died in Haddam, Connecticut
, May 5, 1869.
He was interred in a mausoleum on his estate near Haddam.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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Born in Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...
, Arnold attended the local academy at Plainfield, Connecticut
Plainfield, Connecticut
Plainfield is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,619 at the 2000 census. The town comprises four villages: Plainfield , Moosup , Wauregan , and Central Village . Each village has their own respective United States Post Office and fire department...
, and Westfield Academy, Massachusetts.
Devoted most of his life to agricultural pursuits.
Acquired a controlling interest in a stone quarry and became owner of a line of schooners operating between New York and Philadelphia.
He was, also, for a number of years, president of the Bank of East Haddam.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1839, 1842, 1844, and again in 1851.
Arnold was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1858.
He resumed agricultural pursuits and quarrying.
He died in Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...
, May 5, 1869.
He was interred in a mausoleum on his estate near Haddam.