Samuel T. Worcester

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Samuel Thomas Worcester (August 30, 1804 - December 6, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Hollis, New Hampshire, Worcester attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1830. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and began practice in Norwalk, Ohio. He served as member of the State senate in 1849 and 1850. He served as judge of the court of common pleas in 1859 and 1860.

Worcester was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Sherman and served from July 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863. He resumed the practice of law and engaged in literary pursuits. He died in Nashua, New Hampshire, on December 6, 1882. He was interred in the South Cemetery, Hollis, New Hampshire.

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• Samuel T. Worcester at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[edit] External links

• Samuel T. Worcester at Find A Grave