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About Samuel Hoar
Samuel Hoar was an American lawyer and politician. A member of a prominent political family in Massachusetts, he was a leading 19th century lawyer of that state. He was associated with the Federalist Party until its decline after the War of 1812. Over his career, Hoar developed a reputation as a prominent Massachusetts anti-slavery politician and spokesperson. He became a leading member of the Massachusetts Whig Party, a leading and founding member of the Massachusetts Free Soil Party, and a founding member and chair of the committee that organized the founding convention for the Massachusetts Republican Party in 1854.
Everything about Samuel Hoar →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 18, 1778
- Died
- November 2, 1856