Samuel S. Conner

Samuel Shepard Conner (c. 1783 – December 17, 1820) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts.

Samuel Shepard Conner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 19th district
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	James Parker
Succeeded by	Joshua Gage
Personal details
Born	c. 1783 (1783) Exeter, New Hampshire
Died	December 17, 1820(1820-12-17) (aged 36–37) Covington, Kentucky
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth Denniston[1]
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy, Yale College
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	March 12,[2] 1812[3]-July 14, 1814
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Commands	Twenty-first Infantry Thirteenth Infantry
Battles/wars	War of 1812 Battle of York[2]

Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Conner attended Phillips Exeter Academy in 1794. He was graduated from Yale College in 1806. He studied law.

Conner married Elizabeth Denniston of Albany, New York.^[3] He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waterville, Maine (at that time a district of Massachusetts), in 1810. Conner served in the War of 1812. Conner was first a major of the Twenty-first Infantry. In the beginning of 1813 Conner served as aide-de-camp to General Henry Dearborn.^[3] He was one of the American officers who accepted the British surrender at the Battle of York.^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry March 12, 1813. He resigned July 14, 1814. He resumed the practice of law in Waterville, Maine.

Conner was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He was appointed surveyor general of the Ohio land district in 1819. He died in Covington, Kentucky, December 17, 1820.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Samuel S. Conner (id: C000692)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James Parker	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 19th congressional district March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817	Succeeded by Joshua Gage
Military offices
Preceded by	Major of the Twenty-first Infantry March 12, 1812 – March 12, 1813 [4]	Succeeded by John Johnson[4]
Preceded by	Aide-de-camp to General Henry Dearborn 1813 – 1813	Succeeded by
Preceded by John Christie [5]	Lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry March 12, 1813– July 14, 1814	Succeeded by R. N. Malcolm[6]