Samuel Holten

Samuel Holten ( born June 9, 1738 in Danvers, Massachusetts, † January 2, 1816 ) was an American physician, politician and judge. He was one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation.

Life

Holten studied medicine and practiced after completed training for some time in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Then he returned to Danvers, where he continued to practice as a doctor. Later he decided to pursue a political career. Holten was from 1774 to 1775 a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775 and a member of the Committee of Safety. Then he was three, 1778-1780, 1783-1785 and 1787 a member of the Continental Congress. On August 17, 1785, he was elected President Pro Tempore for. He was also a member of the 1779 state constitutional convention. In addition, he was a member of the Senate and the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Holten was from 1780 to 1782, 1784, 1786, 1789 and 1790 in the Senate and again in 1787 in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts worked. He was also several times, 1780-1782, 1784, 1786, 1789-1792, 1795 and 1796 Member of the Governors Council. Holten was chosen as the Anti- Administration candidate to the 3rd U.S. Congress, where he remained on 4 March 1793 to 3 March 1795. The following year, 1796, he was appointed Judge of the Probate Court for Essex County, a position which he held until his retirement in 1815. He died in 1816 and was buried at the Holten Cemetery.