"War hero and Congressional Member," Samuel Riker was born 8 April 1743 in Long Island, Queens County, New York. He attended several schools and was a member of the Newtown committee of correspondence in 1774. Then he became a supervisor of Suffolk County in 1783 and lieutenant of Light Horse in the Revolution. A member of the State assembly in 1784 and was elected as a Republican to the Eighth Congress where he was filling the vacancy due to the resignation of John Smith. He served from 5 November 1804 to 3 March 1805 and was elected to the Tenth Congress from 4 March 1807 to 3 March 1809. He died 19 May 1823 in Newtown, Long Island, New York. His burial took place in the Dutch Reformed Cemetery of Newtown on 20 May 1823.
"War hero and Congressional Member," Samuel Riker was born 8 April 1743 in Long Island, Queens County, New York. He attended several schools and was a member of the Newtown committee of correspondence in 1774. Then he became a supervisor of Suffolk County in 1783 and lieutenant of Light Horse in the Revolution. A member of the State assembly in 1784 and was elected as a Republican to the Eighth Congress where he was filling the vacancy due to the resignation of John Smith. He served from 5 November 1804 to 3 March 1805 and was elected to the Tenth Congress from 4 March 1807 to 3 March 1809. He died 19 May 1823 in Newtown, Long Island, New York. His burial took place in the Dutch Reformed Cemetery of Newtown on 20 May 1823.
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