About Samuel B. Sherwood
Lived 1767 – 1833 (aged 65). Samuel B. Sherwood was an American politician and lawyer.
Samuel Burr Sherwood (November 26, 1767 – April 27, 1833) was a U.S. representative from Connecticut.
He was born in Northfield Society (later Weston), Connecticut. Sherwood graduated from Yale College in 1786. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in that part of Fairfield which is now Westport, Connecticut.
He served as member of the state House of Representatives from 1809 until 1815 and in the state Senate in 1816.
Sherwood was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819).
He resumed the practice of his profession until 1831, when he retired from professional life. He died in Westport on April 27, 1833, and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Who was Samuel B. Sherwood?
American politician
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Samuel B. Sherwood was born on 26 November 1767 in Weston.
When did Samuel B. Sherwood die?
Samuel B. Sherwood died on 27 April 1833 in Westport.
What was Samuel B. Sherwood's occupation?
Samuel B. Sherwood was a politician and lawyer.
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Samuel B. Sherwood was American.
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