Samuel Lathrop
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Samuel Lathrop was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
, Lathrop pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College
in 1792.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in West Springfield.
He served as clerk and treasurer 1796-1798.
Town moderator for eight years.
Lathrop was elected as a Federalist
to the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth
Congresses, reelected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth
Congress and as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth
Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1827).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses).
He resumed the practice of law and devoted considerable time to agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the state senate in 1829 and 1830 and served as its president.
He died in West Springfield, Massachusetts
, July 11, 1846.
He was interred in the Park Street Cemetery.
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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts
West Springfield, Massachusetts
The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census...
, Lathrop pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1792.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and commenced practice in West Springfield.
He served as clerk and treasurer 1796-1798.
Town moderator for eight years.
Lathrop was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
and Seventeenth
17th United States Congress
The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses, reelected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
Congress and as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth
19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...
Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1827).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses).
He resumed the practice of law and devoted considerable time to agricultural pursuits.
He served as member of the state senate in 1829 and 1830 and served as its president.
He died in West Springfield, Massachusetts
West Springfield, Massachusetts
The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census...
, July 11, 1846.
He was interred in the Park Street Cemetery.