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Daniel E. Somes

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Daniel Eton Somes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byJohn M. Wood
Succeeded byJohn N. Goodwin
1st Mayor of Biddeford, Maine
In office
1855–1857
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJames Andress
Personal details
Born(1815-05-20)May 20, 1815
Meredith, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1888(1888-02-13) (aged 72)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Hon. Daniel E. Somes, 1863

Daniel Eton Somes (May 20, 1815 – February 13, 1888) was a United States representative from Maine.

Early life

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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

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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

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  • United States Congress. "Daniel E. Somes (id: S000678)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ^ a b c d "SOMES, Daniel Eton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ 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
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 1st congressional district

March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
None
1st Mayor of
Biddeford, Maine

1855-1857
Succeeded by