Samuel S. Conner
American politician
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Samuel Shepard Conner (c. 1783 – December 17, 1820) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts.
Samuel Shepard Conner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | James Parker |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Gage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1783 |
| Died | December 17, 1820 (aged 36–37) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Denniston[1] |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale College |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | March 12,[2] 1812[3]-July 14, 1814 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | Twenty-first Infantry Thirteenth Infantry |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 Battle of York[2] |
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Conner attended Phillips Exeter Academy in 1794. He was graduated from Yale College in 1806. He studied law.
Conner married Elizabeth Denniston of Albany, New York.[3] He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waterville, Maine (at that time a district of Massachusetts), in 1810. Conner served in the War of 1812. Conner was first a major of the Twenty-first Infantry. In the beginning of 1813 Conner served as aide-de-camp to General Henry Dearborn.[3] He was one of the American officers who accepted the British surrender at the Battle of York.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry March 12, 1813. He resigned July 14, 1814. He resumed the practice of law in Waterville, Maine.
Conner was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He was appointed surveyor general of the Ohio land district in 1819. He died in Covington, Kentucky, December 17, 1820.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Samuel S. Conner (id: C000692)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
