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Samuel Beardsley studied law in Rome, N.Y. He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812, taking part in the defense of Sackets Harbor. He served as a member of the State Senate in 1823, and was elected to the 22, 23, 24, and 28th Congresses. He later served as a circuit judge, attorney general of New York, and an associate Judge, then chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court.

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Biography: 
Samuel Beardsley studied law in Rome, N.Y. He served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812, taking part in the defense of Sackets Harbor. He served as a member of the State Senate in 1823, and was elected to the 22, 23, 24, and 28th Congresses. He later served as a circuit judge, attorney general of New York, and an associate Judge, then chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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He married a Sarah Beardsley, with whom he had atleast one son, Arthur Moore Beardsley.
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