Samuel Simons
{{Short description|American politician (1792–1847)}}
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|birth_place=Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
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|death_place=Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
|restingplace=Mountain Grove Cemetery
|office=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district
|term_start=March 4, 1843
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Samuel Simons (1792 – January 13, 1847) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1843 to 1845. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1830.
Early life
He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he pursued an academic course of study. He held several local offices and also taught in school. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Political career
Simons was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1830. In addition, he was the director of the Housatonic Railroad and a trustee of the Bridgeport Savings Bank. He served in the Twenty-eighth Congress from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845, and served as chairman of the Committee on Engraving. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of medicine in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he died in 1847. He was buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
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- {{Find a Grave|7371749}}
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Category:Burials at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport
Category:Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly
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