Samuel Breck (politician)
Samuel Breck ( born July 17, 1771 in Boston, Massachusetts, † August 31, 1862 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1823 and 1825 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Career
Samuel Breck was the older brother of Congressman Daniel Breck (1788-1871) from Kentucky. He graduated from a royal military school in France. In 1792 he settled in Philadelphia, where he worked in retail and as a businessman. In 1794 he took part in the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion. Later, he embarked on a political career. Between 1817 and 1820 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the future President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
In the congressional elections of 1822 Breck was the first electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Samuel Edwards on March 4, 1823. Until March 3, 1825, he was able to complete a term in Congress. In the years 1832 through 1834 Breck was a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania. After he retired from politics. He died on August 31, 1862 in Philadelphia.