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Samuel Dexter

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American politician (1761-1816) who served in Congress and in Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1761 to 1816 · aged 54
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Samuel Dexter was an early American statesman who served both in Congress and in the Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Dexter was a 1781 graduate of Harvard College.

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Samuel Dexter was an early American statesman who served both in Congress and in the Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Dexter was a 1781 graduate of Harvard College. After receiving his degree he studied law, attained admission to the bar in 1784, and began to practice in Lunenburg, Massachusetts.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1761 to 1816 · aged 54
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