Samuel Dexter
American politician (1761–1816) who served in Congress and in Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
Samuel Dexter (May 14, 1761 – May 4, 1816) was an early American statesman who served both in Congress and in the Presidential Cabinet.
Samuel Dexter | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | Fisher Ames |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – May 30, 1800 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Sedgwick |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Foster |
| 4th United States Secretary of War | |
| In office May 13, 1800 – January 31, 1801 | |
| President | John Adams |
| Preceded by | James McHenry |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dearborn |
| 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office January 1, 1801 – May 13, 1801 | |
| President | John Adams Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Albert Gallatin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1761 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 4, 1816 (aged 54) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Law |
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the Rev. Samuel Dexter, the 4th minister of Dedham, he graduated from Harvard University in 1781 and then studied law at Worcester under Levi Lincoln, Sr., the future Attorney General of the United States. After he passed the bar in 1784, he began practicing in Lunenburg, Massachusetts.
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