Holten, Samuel, 1738-1816

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Dates:
Birth 1738
Death 1816
Birth 1738-06-09
Death 1816-01-02

Biographical notes:

Delegate to the U.S. Continental Congress from and U.S. representative of Massachusetts, jurist, and physician.

From the description of Papers of Samuel Holten, 1757-1774. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069538

From the description of Papers of Samuel Holten, 1630-1843 (bulk 1744-1843). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060964

Biographical Note

1738, June 9 Born, Salem Village, later Danvers, Mass. circa 1756 Practiced medicine, Gloucester, Mass. 1758 Married Mary Warner Returned to medical practice, Danvers, Mass. 1768 1776 Member, Massachusetts General Court 1774 Represented Danvers in Essex County, Mass., convention 1775 Represented Essex County, Mass., in Provincial Congress; appointed to Committee of Safety 1778 1780 Massachusetts delegate, Continental Congress 1781 Signer, Articles of Confederation Incorporator, Massachusetts Medical Society 1782 1787 Massachusetts delegate, Continental Congress 1785 Joined with Elbridge Gerry and Rufus King in refusing to present to Congress the Massachusetts Resolves requesting revision of the Articles of Confederation 1788 Anti-federalist delegate to Massachusetts convention on the Constitution 1793 1795 Member, United States House of Representatives 1796 1815 Judge of probate, Essex County, Mass. 1812 1813 One of early founders of temperance movement in Massachusetts 1816, Jan. 2 Died, Danvers, Mass.

From the guide to the Samuel Holten Papers, 1630-1843, (bulk 1744-1843), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Judges
  • Legislators
  • Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Physicians
  • Medicine

Occupations:

  • Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
  • Jurists
  • Physicians
  • Representatives, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • Massachusetts--Danvers (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Danvers (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Danvers (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Gloucester (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Gloucester (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Danvers (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Danvers (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Essex County (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Essex County (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Danvers (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts--Gloucester (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Danvers (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)

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