1. Samuel Holten was an American Founding Father, physician, jurist, and politician from Danvers, Massachusetts.
11 Facts About Samuel Holten
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Samuel Holten then was appointed judge in the local courts, a position he held for nearly two decades.
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Samuel Holten soon returned to Danvers, where he continued practicing as a physician.
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Samuel Holten was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress from 1774 to 1775, at which point he was named to the Massachusetts Committee of Safety.
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Samuel Holten was appointed to the Continental Congress in 1778, when he signed the Articles of Confederation.
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Samuel Holten left the Congress in 1780 and then served in the Massachusetts Senate for two years.
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From 1780 to 1782, Samuel Holten was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council, a role he repeated in eight of the next 14 years.
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In 1783, Samuel Holten was appointed to the Congress of the Confederation, which under the Articles was the new nation's only branch of government.
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Samuel Holten returned to the state Senate in 1784, completing additional terms in 1786,1789, and 1790.
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In 1788 and 1790, Samuel Holten was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2nd congressional district, and he was an unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate in 1790; however, he was elected to represent the 1st district in 1792.
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Samuel Holten sat on the bench from 1796 until his resignation in 1815.