Background
Dick, Samuel was born on November 14, 1740 in Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States.
Dick, Samuel was born on November 14, 1740 in Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States.
He studied medicine in Scotland before he opened a practice in Salem in 1740.
Dick served in the New Jersey militia before and during the Revolutionary War. When the 2nd New Jersey Regiment joined the Continental Army and was assigned to cover the withdrawal after the failed invasion of Canada, he accompanied them north as a surgeon in 1776. In June, with the Canada assignment over he returned to New Jersey.
Later that year he was appointed a colonel, commanding the western battalion of the Salem County militia.
Dick was first elected to represent Salem in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1777. He was also appointed collector of customs for the state"s western district in 1778.
The state legislature elected him as a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1783. In 1787, he was a delegate to the New Jersey convention that ratified the United States Constitution.
He served for several years as a surrogate in the county courts for Salem County.
Dick died at home in Salem in 1812 and is buried in Saint John's Episcopal Cemetery there.
Member New Jersey Provincial Congress, 1776. Member 1st New Jersey General Assembly. Member Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1783-1784.