SAMUEL DEXTER

Dexter, Samuel (1761-1816), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., on May 14, 1761; graduated from Harvard College in 1781; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1784 and commenced practice in Lunenburg, Mass.; member, State house of representatives 1788-1790; elected to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1799, until May 30, 1800, when he resigned to enter the Cabinet; appointed Secretary of War by President John Adams 1800; appointed Secretary of the Treasury 1801; resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1805 and continued the practice of law; declined the appointment of Minister to Spain in 1815; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1816; died in Athens, Greene County, N.Y., May 4, 1816; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
Parents: Samuel Dexter, Hannah Sigourney
Spouse: Catherine Gordon
Born: 22 Jun 1761 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 2 Nov 1841 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 7 Mar 1787 in Lunenberg, Worcester, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Katherine Gordon Dexter F 21 Jun 1789 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Samuel Dexter M 18 Feb 1792 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Franklin Dexter M 5 Nov 1793 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Mary Dexter F 18 Feb 1799 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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