萨姆纳,美国律师、法学家和政治家,马萨诸塞州第五任州长(卒于 1799 年)

萨姆纳(1746 年 11 月 27 日 - 1799 年 6 月 7 日)是来自马萨诸塞州的美国律师、法学家和政治家。 He was the fifth governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1797 to 1799. Trained as a lawyer, he served in the provisional government of Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War, and was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1782. Appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court同年,他在那里担任助理法官,直到 1797 年。

He was elected governor of Massachusetts three times by wide margins, but died shortly after the start of his third term.他的后代包括他的儿子 William H. Sumner(马萨诸塞州波士顿的 Sumner Tunnel 就是以他的名字命名的),以及 20 世纪的外交官 Sumner Welles 和 Sumner Gerard。