Thomas Sammons

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Thomas Sammons (October 1, 1762 - November 20, 1838) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Shamenkop, Ulster County, he attended the rural schools, served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate to the New York constitutional convention in 1801, was a member of the council of appointment, and served as lieutenant, captain, and major in the State militia.

Sammons was elected as a Republican to the Eighth and Ninth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1807. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for reelection, and was then elected to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1813. He resumed agricultural pursuits and died on the Sammons homestead in Montgomery County (near Johnstown. Interment was on the homestead in the Simeon Sammons Cemetery.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress