Samuel Hoar (1778 - 1856) was a United States lawyer and politician. 1785 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

Hoar was a native of Lincoln, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1802. He helped establish the Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. Lincoln is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Concord is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 16,993. ...

He served two terms in the Massachusetts State Senate and was a member of the United States House of Representatives in 1835 - 1836. The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Hoar was an expert in maritime law. In 1844 the state of Massachusetts chose him to represent the state in a legal conflict with South Carolina over the later state's seizing free African Americans working on ships docked at their sea ports and selling them into slavery unless the ship captain paid ransom. After landing at Charleston, South Carolina, locals mobbed him as a Yankee medler and warned him to leave town, and the South Carolina legislature barred him from appearing before that state's courts. When news of this incident reached Massachusetts it aroused much ire, and contributed to sentiment against slavery and in favor of abolitionism. Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,012,012 (26th)  - Density 51. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... A monument celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London Look up Slavery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Slavery can mean one or more related conditions which involve control of a person against his or her will, enforced by... Charleston, South Carolinas Oldest City Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ... The term Yankee has a variety of meanings. ... This poster depicting the horrific conditions on slave ships was influencial in mobilizing public opinion against slavery in Great Britain and the United States. ...

Samuel Hoar's son George Frisbie Hoar became a prominent U.S. Senator; his son Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (1816-1895) became US Attorney General and Chief Justice of the the Massachusetts state supreme court. George Frisbie Hoar (29 August 1826–30 September 1904) was a prominent United States politician. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• The Hoar Family on Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography (http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/hoarfamily.html)