Thomas Sammons

Thomas Sammons ( born October 1, 1762 Shamenkop, New York, † November 20, 1838 in Montgomery County, New York ) was an American politician. He represented 1803-1807 and 1809-1813 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman John Henry Starin was his grandson.

Career

Thomas Sammons grew up during the British colonial period. He attended rural schools. During the Revolutionary War he served as an officer. He then worked in agriculture. In 1801 he took part in the Constitutional Convention of New York as a delegate. He was a member of the Council of Appointment. Sammons served in the militia of New York, where he held at the beginning of the rank of lieutenant and rose over time to major.

As opponents of a strong central government, he joined at that time, which was founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1802 for the 8th Congress he was in the 13th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he was the first representative of the district in the U.S. House of Representatives began its service on March 4, 1803. After a successful re-election in 1806, he suffered a defeat and retired after the March 3, 1807 from the Congress of. He was then chosen in the ninth electoral district of New York in the 11th Congress, where he became the successor of Killian Van Rensselaer on March 4, 1809. After a successful re-election in 1810, he retired after March 3, 1813 out of the Congress.

After his conference time he was again engaged in farming. He died on November 20, 1838 in his home in Montgomery County and was buried there.