Samuel Butman

Samuel Butman (* 1788 in Worcester, Massachusetts, † October 9, 1864 in Plymouth, Maine ) was an American politician. Between 1827 and 1837 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

The exact date of birth of Samuel Butman is unknown, but the sources go from 1788 as the birth year. In 1804 he moved to the then District of Maine the state of Massachusetts, where he settled in Dixmont in Penobscot County. There he became a successful farmer. During the British - American War of 1812 he was captain of a militia unit.

1820 Butman was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Maine. In the years 1822, 1826 and 1827 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Maine. At that time he became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1826 he was in the seventh constituency of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of David Kidder on 4 March 1827. After a re-election in 1828 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1831 two legislative sessions. These were determined since 1829 by the discussions about the policies of President Andrew Jackson. This is discussed included the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act against the will of the Supreme Court, the Nullifikationskrise with the State of South Carolina and banking policy of the President.

After his time in the House of Representatives to Butman devoted first again his private affairs. In 1846 he worked as a County Commissioner in Penobscot County. In 1853 he was a member and President of the Senate of Maine. After he retired from politics. Samuel Butman died in October 1864 in Plymouth.

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