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Samuel Gross (politician)

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Samuel Gross
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823
Preceded bySee below
Succeeded byJoseph Hemphill
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office
1811–1815
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1803–1807
Personal details
Born(1776-11-10)November 10, 1776
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 19, 1839(1839-03-19) (aged 62)
Trappe, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Samuel Gross (November 10, 1776 – March 19, 1839) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1819 to 1823.

Biography

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Born in Upper Providence Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1803–1807; served in the Pennsylvania State Senate 1811–1815; was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1823). He died in Trappe, Pennsylvania.

References

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  • Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771–Present.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

1819–1823
alongside:
William Darlington
Succeeded by