Samuel L. Crocker
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| Samuel Leonard Crocker | |
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| In office 1853 – 1855 |
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| Preceded by | Francis B. Fay |
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| Succeeded by | James Buffinton |
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| Born | March 31, 1804 Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 10, 1883 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
Samuel Leonard Crocker (March 31, 1804 - February 10, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Crocker was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1822. He engaged in manufacturing. He served as member of the executive council of Massachusetts in 1849.
Crocker was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854 to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He served as president of the Taunton Copper Manufacturing Co.. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, February 10, 1883. He was interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts.
