Preceded by Josiah Smith Education Dartmouth College Nationality US Party Federalist Party | Political party Federalist Name Samuel Taggart Resigned March 4, 1817 | |
Born March 24, 1754
Londonderry, New Hampshire ( 1754-03-24 ) Resting place Chandler Hill Cemetery
Colrain, Massachusetts Spouse(s) Elizabeth Duncan Taggart
Mary Ayer Taggart Children Robert Taggart
Samuel D. Taggart
Daniel Taggart
Jean Taggart
Elizabeth Betsy Taggart
James Taggart
George Taggart
Mary Polly Taggart
Rufus Taggart
Esther Taggart
Lucy Taggart
Moses Taggart
Catherine Taggart
Mary Ann Taggart
William Ayer Taggart Role Former U.S. Representative Died April 25, 1825, Colrain, Massachusetts, United States Previous office Representative (MA 6th District) 1803–1817 | ||
Succeeded by Samuel Clesson Allen | ||
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Samuel Taggart (March 24, 1754 – April 25, 1825) was a Presbyterian Minister, an American politician and a U. S. Representative from Massachusetts.
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- Early life
- Career
- Death
- Family life
- References
Early life
Born in Londonderry, New Hampshire on March 24, 1754, Taggart completed preparatory studies, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1774. He studied theology and was licensed to preach.
Career
Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry on February 19, 1777, Taggart was installed as pastor of a church in Colrain, Massachusetts. He then journeyed as a missionary through western New York.
Taggart was elected as a Federalist to the Eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving as a United States Representative for the sixth district of the state of Massachusetts (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1817). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816, but continued his service as pastor of the Colrain Presbyterian Church until October 28, 1818, when he resigned.
Death
Taggart died on his farm in Colrain, Massachusetts on April 25, 1825 (age 71 years, 32 days). He is interred at Chandler Hill Cemetery.
Family life
Born son of James and Jean Anderson Taggart, he married Elizabeth Duncan in 1777 and they had twelve children: Robert, Samuel D., Daniel, Jean, Elizabeth Betsy, James, George, Mary Polly, Rufus, Esther, Lucy, and Moses. Elizabeth died on March 4, 1815 and he married Mary Ayer on March 25, 1816. They had three children: Catherine, Mary Ann, and William Ayer.