Preceded by John Sherman Name Samuel Worcester Resigned March 3, 1863 Signature Succeeded by John O'Neill | Alma mater Harvard University Political party Republican Party Preceded by Thomas Hamilton Role U.S. representative | |
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Born August 30, 1804
Hollis, New Hampshire ( 1804-08-30 ) Resting place South Cemetery, Hollis, New Hampshire Died December 6, 1882, Nashua, New Hampshire, United States Books History of the Town of Hollis: From Its First Settlement to 1879 Education Harvard University (1830), Phillips Academy | ||
Samuel Thomas Worcester (August 30, 1804 – December 6, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Hollis, New Hampshire, Worcester attended Phillips Academy 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.
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. 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.