About Samuel P. Benson
Lived 1804 – 1876 (aged 71). Samuel P. Benson was an American politician and lawyer.
Samuel Page Benson (November 28, 1804 – August 12, 1876) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born to Peleg and Sally Benson 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. 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.
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Who was Samuel P. Benson?
American politician (1804-1876)
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Samuel P. Benson was born on 28 November 1804 in Winthrop.
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Samuel P. Benson died on 12 August 1876 in Yarmouth.
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Samuel P. Benson was a politician and lawyer.
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Samuel P. Benson was American.
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