Samuel Augustus Bridges

Democrat Representative of Pennsylvania's 10th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 27, 1802 (81 years old)

Birthday

January 14, 1884

Death

Served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Born in Colchester, Connecticut, and graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1826.
Studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1829, and began practicing in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, before moving to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1830.
Held the position of town clerk from 1837 to 1842 and deputy attorney general of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, from 1837 to 1844.
Was a delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1841.
Elected to the Thirtieth Congress to fill a vacancy, served in the Thirty-third Congress, and was later elected to the Forty-fifth Congress.
Was not a candidate for renomination in 1848 and 1878 and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854.
Resumed practicing law after his terms in Congress and continued until his death in Allentown in 1884.
Buried in Union Cemetery.