Biography

07/17/1771 - 08/31/1862

Samuel Breck (Federalist1) Philadelphia City and Philadelphia Counties 1817-1821 (National Republican2) Philadelphia County 1832-1834

Early Life:

Samuel Breck, born July 17, 1771, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, (now Suffolk County), British Colonial America; Boston Latin School; Royal Military School of Loreze, France, 1783-1787; moved, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1792; merchant; corporal, Whisky Rebellion; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1817-1821; elected, Adams-Clay Federalist, 1823-1825; elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1832-1834; merchant; died, August 31, 1862 (age 91 years, 45 days), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, interment Saint Peter’s Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Authored:

Breck, Samuel. Discourse before the Society of the Sons of New England of the City and County of Philadelphia, on the history of the early settlement of their country. Philadelphia: J. C. Clark, printer, 1845.

Breck, Samuel. An historical anecdote of Mr. John Harris, Philadelphia: No publisher, 1827.

Breck, Samuel. Historical sketch of continental paper money. Philadelphia: Printed by J.C. Clark, 1843. Reprint, A.C. Kline, 1863.

Breck, Samuel. Recollections of Samuel Breck, with passages from his note-books. (1771-1862). Edited by H.E. Scudder. Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1877.

Breck, Samuel. Sketch of the internal improvements already made by Pennsylvania; with observations upon her physical and fiscal means for their extension; particularly as they have reference to the future growth and prosperity of Philadelphia. Illustrated by a map of the state of Pennsylvania. 2d edition, revised Philadelphia: M. Thomas, 1818.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia Counties, 1817-1821.  

Elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate 2nd district, Philadelphia County, 1832-1834.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Elected, Adams-Clay Federalist, United States House of Representatives, Eighteenth Congress, 1823-1825.

Legacy:

Daniel Breck, brother, elected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, Thirty-first Congress, 1849-1851.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Samuel Breck (1771-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial