Samuel Tweedy
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Born at Nine Partners, New York in 1776, he later moved to Danbury, Connecticut. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1818, 1820, and 1824 and also served in the Connecticut Senate 1826-1828.
Tweedy held many local offices before being elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He died in Danbury, Connecticut, aged 92. He was buried in Wooster Cemetery.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large congressional district 1833-1835 |
Succeeded by Zalmon Wildman |
Categories:
- 1776 births
- 1868 deaths
- Connecticut State Senators
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut
- People from Danbury, Connecticut
- People from New York
- Connecticut National Republicans
- National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
