Samuel Tweedy (March 8, 1776 – July 1, 1868) was a

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from

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. Born at Nine Partners, New York in 1776, he later moved to Danbury, Connecticut. He was a member of the

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in 1818, 1820, and 1824 and also served in the

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1826–1828. Tweedy held many local offices before being elected as an

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to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He died in Danbury, Connecticut, aged 92. He was buried in Wooster Cemetery.

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