Hersey, Samuel Freeman
Samuel Freeman Hersey (1812-1875) a U.S. Representative, was born in Sumner on April 12, 1812. He attended the common schools of Sumner and Buckfield, taught school from 1828 to 1831, and was graduated from Hebron Academy in 1831. He moved to Bangor the same year, engaged in the merchandise business in Lincoln in 1833 and…