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{{Short description|American judge}} | {{Short description|American politician judge}} | ||
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| name = Samuel Livermore | | name = Samuel Livermore | ||
| image = Samuel Livermore (cropped).jpg | | image = Samuel Livermore (cropped).jpg | ||
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| caption = Portrait by [[John Trumbull]], {{circa|1790}} | |||
| office = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]] | | office = [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate]] | ||
| term_start = December 2, 1799 | | term_start = December 2, 1799 | ||
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| birth_place = [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]] | | birth_place = [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1803|5|18|1732|5|14}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|1803|5|18|1732|5|14}} | ||
| death_place = [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]], [[New Hampshire]], | | death_place = [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]], [[New Hampshire]], U.S. | ||
| nationality = | | nationality = | ||
| party = [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]]<br>[[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | | party = [[Pro-Administration Party (United States)|Pro-Administration]]<br>[[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | ||
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'''Samuel Livermore''' (May 14, 1732{{spaced ndash}}May 18, 1803) was an American politician | |||
'''Samuel Livermore''' (May 14, 1732{{spaced ndash}}May 18, 1803) was an American politician and judge who served as the [[U.S. senator]] from [[New Hampshire]] from 1793 to 1801 and served as the [[president pro tempore of the United States Senate]] in 1796 and again in 1799. | |||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
Livermore was born in [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]] in the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], the son of Hannah (Brown) and Samuel Livermore,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-MoDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Samuel+Livermore,+son+of+Capt.+Samuel+and+Hannah+(Brown)+Livermore%22&pg=PA430-IA3|title = Proceedings - Grafton and Coös County Bar Association, New Hampshire|year = 1893}}</ref> and attended Waltham schools. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]) in 1752, then studied law, was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in 1756, and commenced practice in Waltham. He moved to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]], in 1758 and later to [[Londonderry, New Hampshire|Londonderry]]. He was a member of the [[New Hampshire General Court]] (the state's general assembly) 1768–1769. He was judge-advocate in the Admiralty court and [[New Hampshire Attorney General|Attorney General]] from 1769 to 1774. He moved to [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]] in 1775 and was State attorney for three years. | Livermore was born in [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]] in the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], the son of Hannah (Brown) and Samuel Livermore,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-MoDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Samuel+Livermore,+son+of+Capt.+Samuel+and+Hannah+(Brown)+Livermore%22&pg=PA430-IA3|title = Proceedings - Grafton and Coös County Bar Association, New Hampshire|year = 1893}}</ref> and attended Waltham schools. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]) in 1752, then studied law, was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in 1756, and commenced practice in Waltham. He moved to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]], in 1758 and later to [[Londonderry, New Hampshire|Londonderry]]. He was a member of the [[New Hampshire General Court]] (the state's general assembly) 1768–1769. He was judge-advocate in the Admiralty court and [[New Hampshire Attorney General|Attorney General]] from 1769 to 1774. He moved to [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]] in 1775 and was State attorney for three years. | ||
Livermore was a | Livermore was a member of the [[Continental Congress]] from 1780 to 1782 and again from 1785 to 1786. He was chief justice of the [[New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature]] from 1782 to 1789, and a member of the State constitutional convention in 1788. He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the [[First United States Congress|First]] and [[Second United States Congress|Second]] Congresses, serving from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1793, and served as the chairman of the [[House Committee on Elections]] in the Second Congress. Livermore was one of seven representatives to vote against the [[Fugitive Slave Act of 1793]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Voteview {{!}} Plot Vote: 2nd Congress > House > 85 |url=https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH0020085 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=voteview.com}}</ref> | ||
Livermore was president of the | Livermore was president of the state constitutional convention in 1791 and in 1792 was elected as a [[U.S. Federalist Party|Federalist]] to the [[United States Senate]] and was reelected in 1798 and served from March 4, 1793, until his resignation effective June 12, 1801, due to ill health. He served as president pro tempore of the Senate during the [[Fourth United States Congress|Fourth]] and [[Sixth United States Congress|Sixth]] Congresses. The defunct town of [[Livermore, New Hampshire]] was named after him. | ||
Livermore died in Holderness, New Hampshire, and is interred in Trinity Churchyard there. He is featured on a [[New Hampshire historical marker]] ([[List of New Hampshire historical markers (26–50)#39|number 39]]) along [[New Hampshire Route 175]] in Holderness.<ref name=ByNumber>{{cite web |url=https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/markers/documents/markers_bynumber.pdf |title=List of Markers by Marker Number |website=nh.gov |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources |date=November 2, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref> | Livermore died in Holderness, New Hampshire, and is interred in Trinity Churchyard there. He is featured on a [[New Hampshire historical marker]] ([[List of New Hampshire historical markers (26–50)#39|number 39]]) along [[New Hampshire Route 175]] in Holderness.<ref name=ByNumber>{{cite web |url=https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/markers/documents/markers_bynumber.pdf |title=List of Markers by Marker Number |website=nh.gov |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources |date=November 2, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref> | ||
Livermore was the father of [[Arthur Livermore]], a U.S. | Livermore was the father of [[Arthur Livermore]], a U.S. representative from New Hampshire, and [[Edward St. Loe Livermore]], a U.S. representative from [[Massachusetts]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Continental Congressmen from New Hampshire]] | [[Category:Continental Congressmen from New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Administration Party | [[Category:Anti-Administration Party United States representatives from New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:Pro-Administration Party | [[Category:Pro-Administration Party United States representatives from New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:Pro-Administration Party United States senators from New Hampshire]] | [[Category:Pro-Administration Party United States senators from New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:Federalist Party United States senators from New Hampshire]] | [[Category:Federalist Party United States senators from New Hampshire]] | ||
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[[Category:Princeton University alumni]] | [[Category:Princeton University alumni]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century American Episcopalians]] | [[Category:19th-century American Episcopalians]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:United States representatives from New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category:18th-century United States senators]] | [[Category:18th-century United States senators]] | ||
[[Category:18th-century | [[Category:18th-century United States representatives]] | ||
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Samuel Livermore (May 14, 1732Template:Spaced ndashMay 18, 1803) was an American politician and judge who served as the U.S. senator from New Hampshire from 1793 to 1801 and served as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate in 1796 and again in 1799.
Life and career
Livermore was born in Waltham in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Hannah (Brown) and Samuel Livermore,[1] and attended Waltham schools. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1752, then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1756, and commenced practice in Waltham. He moved to Portsmouth, in 1758 and later to Londonderry. He was a member of the New Hampshire General Court (the state's general assembly) 1768–1769. He was judge-advocate in the Admiralty court and Attorney General from 1769 to 1774. He moved to Holderness in 1775 and was State attorney for three years.
Livermore was a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782 and again from 1785 to 1786. He was chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature from 1782 to 1789, and a member of the State constitutional convention in 1788. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the First and Second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1793, and served as the chairman of the House Committee on Elections in the Second Congress. Livermore was one of seven representatives to vote against the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.[2]
Livermore was president of the state constitutional convention in 1791 and in 1792 was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate and was reelected in 1798 and served from March 4, 1793, until his resignation effective June 12, 1801, due to ill health. He served as president pro tempore of the Senate during the Fourth and Sixth Congresses. The defunct town of Livermore, New Hampshire was named after him.
Livermore died in Holderness, New Hampshire, and is interred in Trinity Churchyard there. He is featured on a New Hampshire historical marker (number 39) along New Hampshire Route 175 in Holderness.[3]
Livermore was the father of Arthur Livermore, a U.S. representative from New Hampshire, and Edward St. Loe Livermore, a U.S. representative from Massachusetts.
References
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