Daniel E. Somes
Daniel Eton Somes | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | John M. Wood |
Succeeded by | John N. Goodwin |
1st Mayor of Biddeford, Maine | |
In office 1855–1857 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | James Andress |
Personal details | |
Born | Meredith, New Hampshire, U.S. | May 20, 1815
Died | February 13, 1888 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 72)
Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Daniel Eton Somes (May 20, 1815 – February 13, 1888) was a United States representative from Maine.
Early life[edit]
Daniel Eton Somes was born in Meredith, New Hampshire (now Laconia) on May 20, 1815. He received an academic education, then moved to Biddeford, Maine, in 1846. He established the Eastern Journal, later known as the Union and Journal.[1]
Career[edit]
Somes engaged in the manufacture of loom harnesses, reed twine, and varnishes.[1]
Somes was elected the first Mayor of Biddeford 1855–1857.[2] Somes was president of the City Bank of Biddeford 1856–1858, and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). He was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.[1]
Somes and his wife are mentioned in connection with the seances conducted and the home of Cranston Laurie, a leader of the Spiritualist movement in Washington during the war. According to others, he and his wife were present when both President and Mrs. Lincoln attended the seances.[citation needed]
Somes engaged in the practice of patent law in Washington, D.C. until his death in that city on February 13, 1888. His interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery.[1]
References[edit]
- United States Congress. "Daniel E. Somes (id: S000678)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d "SOMES, Daniel Eton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Clayton, W. Woodford (1880), History of York County, Maine: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent men and Pioneers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Everts and Peck, p. 197
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