Simon Larned

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
Died	November 16, 1817 (aged 64) Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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
Service/branch	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

Simon Larned (August 3, 1753 – November 16, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in Thompson, Connecticut, 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 an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati.^[2]

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

1. 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.
2. Dolliver, Louise Pearsons (1907), Lineage book, Volume XXIII, Washington, DC: Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 43.

Bibliography

• 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.

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