Samuel P. Benson
Samuel Page Benson | |
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Isaac Reed | |
Succeeded by | Freeman H. Morse |
6th Secretary of State of Maine | |
In office 1838–1838 | |
Governor | Edward Kent |
Preceded by | Asaph R. Nichols |
Succeeded by | Asaph R. Nichols |
9th Secretary of State of Maine | |
In office 1839–1839 | |
Governor | John Fairfield |
Preceded by | Philip C. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Philip C. Johnson |
Member of the Maine Senate | |
In office 1836–1837 | |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
In office 1833–1834 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Winthrop, Massachusetts (now Maine) | November 28, 1804
Died | August 12, 1876 Yarmouth, Maine | (aged 71)
Political party | Whig |
Other political affiliations | Opposition Party |
Alma mater | Bowdoin College, 1825 |
Samuel Page Benson (November 28, 1804 – August 12, 1876) was a
United States representative from Maine. He was born to Peleg and Sally Benson[1] in Winthrop, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on November 28, 1804. He received instruction from private teachers and attended the Monmouth Academy of Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825.[1] He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Unity
. He returned to Winthrop and practiced law until 1850.
He was a railroad builder, and was secretary of the
board of selectmen from 1844 to 1848. Benson was elected as a Whig to the (Thirty-third Congress) and as an Opposition Party member to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). He was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-fourth Congress
).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1856. Benson resumed the practice of law, and died in Yarmouth on August 12, 1876. His interment in Maple Cemetery in Winthrop.
References
- ^ a b Thurston, David (1855), A brief History of Winthrop, From 1764 to October 1855, Portland, Maine: David Thurston, p. 97
External links
- United States Congress. "Samuel P. Benson (id: B000390)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Samuel P. Benson at Find a Grave