Samuel Tenney

Samuel Tenney ( born November 27, 1748 in Byfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, † February 6, 1816 in Exeter, New Hampshire ) was an American politician. Between 1800 and 1807, he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Samuel Tenney attended Dummer Academy in Byfield his birthplace. Then he studied until 1772 at Harvard College, now Harvard University. For some time he worked as a teacher in Andover. After studying medicine, he began to practice as a doctor in Exeter. During the Revolutionary War Tenney was a military doctor. After the war he returned to Exeter, where he worked as a doctor again.

Tenney was also active in politics. In 1788 he was a delegate at a meeting on the revision of the constitution of New Hampshire. He was a member of the Federalist Party, founded by Alexander Hamilton. Between 1793 and 1800, he worked as an estate judge in Rockingham County. Following the resignation of Congressman William Gordon he won the overdue election, which was held all across the state, and took the third parliamentary seat of New Hampshire from a December 8, 1800. After he was confirmed in each case by the three following regular elections, he could remain until March 3, 1807, at the Congress. Since 1805 he has held the fourth deputy seat of his state. Tenney was 1803-1807 Chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. During his time in Congress was greatly expanded in the west by the investments made by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803, the Louisiana Purchase territory of the United States. In addition, in 1804 the 12th Amendment was adopted, the newly regulated the election of the President or the Vice-President.

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives Tenney returned to Exeter. There he focused on historical studies and research. On this subject he has written with the help of his wife Tabitha Gilman, numerous articles. Samuel Tenney died on February 6, 1816 in Exeter, and was also buried there.