Samuel Cony Jr.
Born: February 27, 1811
Birthplace: Augusta, Massachusetts (Maine)
Father: Samuel Cony Sr. 1775 – 1835
Mother: Susan Bowdoin 1781 – 1851
1st Wife: Mercy Hannah Sewall 1815 – 1847
Married: October 17, 1833
2nd Wife: Lucy Williams Brooks 1825 – 1906
(Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine)
Married: November 22, 1849 in Augusta, Maine
Children:
Abby Stone Cony
Lucy Williams Cony 1853 – 1898
(Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine)
Frederick Cony 1856 – 1898
(Buried: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine)
Political Party: Democratic Party and Republican Party
Religion: Congregationalist
Education:
1829: Graduated from Brown University
Occupation before War:
1832 – 1840: Attorney in Old Town Maine
1835 – 1836: Maine State Representative
1839: Member of Governor of Maine’s Executive Council.
1840 – 1846: Judge of Penobscot County Maine
1847 – 1850: Land Agent in the State of Maine
1850 – 1854: Maine State Treasurer
1854: Mayor of Augusta, Maine
1854 – 1864: Attorney in Augusta, Maine
Civil War Career:
1862: Nominated by the Republican Party to run for Governor.
1863: Maine State Representative
1864 – 1867: Governor of Maine
1864 – 1865: Helped raise troops and provisions for the war effort.
Occupation after War:
1866: Stated he would not accept renomination as Governor of Maine.
Died: October 5, 1870
Place of Death: Augusta, Maine
Age at time of Death: 59 years old
Burial Place: Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine
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