About Samuel S. Ellsworth
Lived 1790 – 1863 (aged 72). Samuel S. Ellsworth was an American politician and judge.
Samuel Stewart Ellsworth (October 13, 1790 – June 4, 1863) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1845 to 1847.
Biography Born in Pownal, Vermont, Ellsworth attended the common schools. He moved to Penn Yan, New York, in 1819 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Supervisor of Milo, Yates County from 1824 to 1828. He served as judge of Yates County from 1824 to 1829. He served in the State assembly in 1840.
Congress Ellsworth was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847).
Death He died in Penn Yan, New York, June 4, 1863. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.
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American politician (1790-1863)
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Samuel S. Ellsworth was born on 13 October 1790 in Pownal.
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Samuel S. Ellsworth died on 4 June 1863.
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Samuel S. Ellsworth was a politician and judge.
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Samuel S. Ellsworth was American.
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