Samuel Simons

Samuel Simon (* 1792 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, † January 13, 1847 ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the fourth electoral district of the state of Connecticut in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After a good primary education Samuel Simons held various local offices and taught as a teacher. After studying medicine he began in Bridgeport to work as a doctor. He also embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1830 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Connecticut. Simons was also director of a local railway company and trustee of the Bridgeport Savings Bank.

In the congressional elections of 1842 he was in the fourth district of Connecticut in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he met on March 4, 1843 the successor of Thomas B. Osborne of the Whig party. But until March 3, 1845, he graduated only one term in Congress, during which he was chairman of the Committee on Engraving. This period was dominated by discussions about a possible connection since 1836 the independent Republic of Mexico Texas to the United States.

After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Simons again worked as a doctor in Bridgeport. He is also passed in 1847.