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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Thomas Sammons |
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Johnstown, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
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October 01, 1762
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| Died | November 20, 1838
(76 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
May 17, 2008 07:59am |
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| Info | SAMMONS, Thomas, (grandfather of John Henry Starin), a Representative from New York; born in Shamenkop, Ulster County, N.Y., October 1, 1762; attended the rural schools; served as an officer in the Revolutionary War; engaged in agricultural pursuits; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1801; member of the council of appointment; served as lieutenant, captain, and major in the State militia
U.S. Representative (DR-NY) 1803-1807, 1809-1813; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1806
At the Democratic Republican national Caucus of 1812, Sammons abstained from voting for James Madison's re-nomination and supported DeWitt Clinton in the fall campaign.
Resumed agricultural pursuits; died on the Sammons homestead, in Montgomery County, near Johnstown, N.Y., November 20, 1838; interment on the homestead in the Simeon Sammons Cemetery.
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