- Samuel Sitgreaves
Samuel Sitgreaves (
March 16 ,1764 -April 4 ,1827 ) was aUnited States Representative fromPennsylvania . Born inPhiladelphia , he pursued classical studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia onSeptember 3 ,1783 and began practice inEaston, Pennsylvania in 1786. He was a delegate to thePennsylvania Constitutional Convention in 1790, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses, serving fromMarch 4 ,1795 , until his resignation in 1798. Sitgreaves was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct theimpeachment proceedings against SenatorWilliam Blount .On
August 11 ,1798 , Sitgreaves was appointed United States commissioner to Great Britain under theJay treaty , regarding British claims. He wasburgess of Easton from 1804 to 1807, treasurer of Northampton County from 1816 to 1819, and resumed the practice of law. He was president of the Easton Bank from 1815 to 1827, and died in Easton; interment was inEaston Cemetery .His sister Julianna married
Lewis Allaire Scott , and was the mother ofMayor of Philadelphia John Morin Scott (1789-1858).References
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