Silas Betton

Federalist Representative of New Hampshire

Congresses Served

House Terms

August 26, 1768 (53 years old)

Birthday

January 22, 1822

Death

Was an American lawyer, sheriff, and politician
Served in both the United States House of Representatives and the New Hampshire state legislature (Senate and House of Representatives)
Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1787
Practiced law in Salem, New Hampshire starting in 1790
Served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1797 to 1799 and again in 1810 and 1811
Served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1801 to 1803
Represented New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from 1803 to 1807 as a Federalist
Became high sheriff of Rockingham County, serving from 1813 to 1818
Died in Salem, New Hampshire in 1822 and was buried at the Old Parish Cemetery in Salem
Married to Mary Thornton Betton, daughter of Matthew Thornton, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
Had seven children: Caroline, George O., Harriet, Mary J., Wealthy J., Thornton, and Charles Cotesworth Betton