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Name |
Sample, Samuel C., Hon. |
Born |
1796/08/15 |
Birthplace |
Elkton, MD |
Places of residence |
Maryland Indiana |
Father |
John Sample |
Education |
Rural one-room schoolhouse |
Notes |
Samuel Caldwell Sample was born in Elkton, Maryland on August 15, 1796 and learned to become a carpenter and assisted his father in a contracting/construction business. Around 1823 he moved with his father to Connersville, Indiana, where he studied law and was admitted to the Indiana bar association in 1833. He moved to South Bend, Indiana, and set up his own law practice. In 1834 he was elected the prosecuting attorney and eventual judge for the ninth judicial circuit court in 1836. Samuel served as judge until he resigned in 1843. He also served as the first president of the First National Bank of South Bend. In 1843, Samuel Sample was elected to the 28th United States Congress as a Whig were he served from 1843 to 1845, being the first respresentative from Indiana's ninth congressional district. He was defeated for reelection in 1844 by Charles W. Cathcart. Samuel returned to South Bend where he continued his law practice until he died on December 2, 1855. He is buried in South Bend's City Cemetery. |
Occupation |
Carpenter Lawyer Attorney Prosecuting Attorney Bank President U.S. Congressman |
Role |
Political |
Spouse |
Ann Howard |
