Samuel T. Worcester

Samuel Thomas Worcester (August 30, 1804 – December 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1861 to 1863.

Samuel Thomas Worcester
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district
In office July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	John Sherman
Succeeded by	John O'Neill
Judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas
In office 1859–1860
Succeeded by	John L. Greene
Member of the Ohio Senate from the Huron & Erie counties district
In office December 4, 1848 – December 1, 1850
Preceded by	Thomas Hamilton
Succeeded by	Earl Bill
Personal details
Born	(1804-08-30)August 30, 1804 Hollis, New Hampshire
Died	December 6, 1882(1882-12-06) (aged 78) Nashua, New Hampshire
Resting place	South Cemetery, Hollis, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard University
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Biography

Born in Hollis, New Hampshire, to the large Worcester family. His siblings included Henry Aiken Worcester.^[1] Worcester attended Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, and 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 Ohio State Senate in 1849 and 1850, and served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1859 and 1860.

Congress

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.

Later career and death

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.