Samuel Allyne Otis

Samuel Allyne Otis
1st Secretary of the United States Senate
In office
April 8, 1789 – April 22, 1814
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCharles Cutts
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1784–1785
Preceded byTristram Dalton
Succeeded byNathaniel Gorham
Delegate from Massachusetts to the Second Continental Congress
In office
1777–1778
Personal details
BornNovember 24, 1740
Barnstable, Massachusetts, British America
DiedApril 22, 1814(1814-04-22) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyFederalist
ChildrenHarrison Gray Otis (lawyer)
RelativesOtis family
Alma materHarvard University
Professionmerchant

Samuel Allyne Otis (November 24, 1740 – April 22, 1814) was an American politician who was the first Secretary of the United States Senate, serving for its first 25 years. He also served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1787 and 1788.