Simon Larned (August 3, 1753 – November 16, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Simon Larned | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 12th district | |
| In office November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805 | |
| Preceded by | Thomson J. Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Barnabas Bidwell |
| Sheriff of Berkshire County, Massachusetts | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1791–1791 | |
| Treasurer of Berkshire County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1792–1812 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 3, 1753 Thompson, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | November 16, 1817 (aged 64) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S |
| Resting place | Pittsfield Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Bull,[1][2] m. 1784[2] |
| Children | Charles Larned, (1792–1834);[2] Sylvester Larned, born Pittsfield, Massachusetts, August 23, 1796.[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Continental Army United States Army |
| Rank |  Captain Colonel |
| Unit | Colonel Shepherd's regiment Ninth United States Infantry |
| Commands | Adjutant and Captain in Colonel William Shepard's regiment from January 1, 1777, to December 31, 1780, being aide-de-camp to General Glover, from October 1, 1779. |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War Siege of Boston[2] War of 1812 Battle of Plattsburgh |
Born in Thompson in the Connecticut Colony, Larned attended the common schools. Larned served as Sheriff of Berkshire County. He served in the Revolutionary War[2] as Adjutant and Captain in Colonel William Shepard's regiment from January 1, 1777, to December 31, 1780, being aide-de-camp to General Glover, from October 1, 1779. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1784. He was a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1791. County treasurer 1792–1812. He served as colonel of the Ninth United States Infantry in the War of 1812 and was engaged in action at Plattsburg, along the Mohawk River.
Larned was admitted as an original member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Massachusetts when it was established in 1783.[2][3][4][5]
Larned was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomson J. Skinner and served from November 5, 1804, to March 3, 1805. He served as president of the Berkshire Bank. He died in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on November 16, 1817. He was interred in the Pittsfield Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ a b Wiley, Edgar J. (1917), Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont and Others Who Have Received Degrees 1800-1915, Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College, p. 27
- ^ a b c d e f Dolliver, Louise Pearsons (1907), Lineage book, Volume XXIII, Washington, DC: Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 43
- ^ Thomas, William Sturgis (1929). Members of the Society of the Cincinnati, Original, Hereditary and Honorary; With a Brief Account of the Society's History and Aims New York: T.A. Wright, p. 91.
- ^ Metcalf, Bryce (1938). Original Members and Other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938: With the Institution, Rules of Admission, and Lists of the Officers of the General and State Societies Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah Publishing House, Inc., p. 191.
- ^ "Officers Represented in the Society of the Cincinnati". The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links
editBibliography
edit- Dolliver, Louise Pearsons (1907), Lineage book, Volume XXIII, Washington, DC: Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 43.
- Wiley, Edgar J. (1917), Catalogue of Officers and Students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont and Others Who Have Received Degrees 1800-1915, Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College, p. 27.
- United States Congress. "Simon Larned (id: L000097)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress