SAMUEL BRECK

Breck, Samuel (1771-1862) Brother of Daniel Breck. A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 17, 1771; attended the Royal Military School of Loreze, France; moved to Pennsylvania and settled in Philadelphia in 1792, where he engaged in business as a merchant; served as corporal during the Whisky Rebellion; member of the State house of representatives 1817-1820; served in the State senate 1832-1834; elected as an Adams-Clay Federalist to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825); withdrew from active business pursuits and lived in retirement until his death in Philadelphia, Pa., August 31, 1862; interment in St. Peter’s Churchyard.
Parents: Daniel Breck, Jane Briggs Todd

Sources:
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell