Samuel Herrick (politician)

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Samuel Herrick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by	James Caldwell
Succeeded by	David Chambers
Personal details
Born	(1779-04-14)April 14, 1779 Amenia, New York
Died	June 4, 1852(1852-06-04) (aged 73) Zanesville, Ohio
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican Jacksonian

Samuel Herrick (April 14, 1779 – June 4, 1852) was a United States Representative from Ohio.

Born in Amenia, New York, Herrick pursued an academic course. He studied law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced practice in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He moved to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1810. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Guernsey County in 1810 and also United States district attorney. In 1814 he was appointed prosecuting attorney of Licking County and commissioned brigadier general of the Ohio Militia.

Herrick was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821). He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Fifteenth Congress).

Herrick was not a candidate for reelection in 1820. He continued the practice of law. He served as presidential elector on the Jackson and Calhoun ticket in 1828. He was appointed United States district attorney for Ohio in 1829 but resigned June 30, 1830. He died in Zanesville, June 4, 1852, and was interred in City (now Greenwood) Cemetery.

Source

Samuel Herrick (politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Offices and distinctions

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James Caldwell	United States Representative from Ohio's 4th congressional district 1817-03-04 – 1821-03-03	Succeeded by David Chambers
Legal offices
Preceded by William Creighton, Jr.	U.S. Attorney for the District of Ohio¹ 1810–1818	Succeeded by John C. Wright
Preceded by Joseph S. Benham	U.S. Attorney for the District of Ohio¹ 1829–1830-06-30	Succeeded by Noah Haynes Swayne
Notes and references
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v t e Ohio's 4th congressional district

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v t e United States Attorney for District of Ohio

William McMillan (1802-1803) Michael Baldwin (1803-1804) William Creighton, Jr. (1804-1810) Samuel Herrick (1810-1818) John Crafts Wright (1818-1823) Joseph Benham (1823-1830) Noah Haynes Swayne (1830-1839) Israel Hamilton (1839-1841) Charles Anthony (1841-1846) Thomas W. Bartley (1846-1850) Samson Mason (1850-1854) Daniel O. Morton (1854-1855)

Persondata
Name	Herrick, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	April 14, 1779
Place of birth
Date of death	June 4, 1852
Place of death

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