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Samford, Thomas Drake (b.
1868) —
also known as Thomas D. Samford —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., November
2, 1868.
Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of
Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samford, William Hodges
(1866-1940) —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., August 7,
1866.
Son of Caroline Elizabeth (Drake) Samford and William James Samford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Presidential
Elector for Alabama, 1904;
Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
2, 1940 (age 73 years, 179
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Samford, William James
(1844-1901) —
of Alabama.
Born in Meriwether
County, Ga., September
16, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1872,
1876;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-95; Governor of
Alabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., June 11,
1901 (age 56 years, 268
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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| | SAMMONS:
See also
Jonas
Galusha —
James
Smith Havens —
Stephen
S. Nisbet —
John
Henry Starin |
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Sammons, Benjamin J. —
of Sierra
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 22nd District, 1869-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Bernard —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1957-58; appointed 1957;
defeated, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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Sammons, Cyrus Baldwin
(1825-1881) —
also known as Cyrus B. Sammons —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
15, 1825.
Son of Johannis Sammons (1786-1845) and Abigail (Smith) Sammons
(1795-1864).
Merchant;
postmaster;
village
president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1872-73.
Universalist.
Died in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., May 31,
1881 (age 55 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Eddie —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Edward J. —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Frederick
(1760-1838) —
of Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born July 4,
1760.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1799-1800, 1801-02;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1836.
Died May 22,
1838 (age 77 years, 322
days).
Interment at Sammons
Cemetery, Near Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y.
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Sammons, Gordon W.
(1896-1974) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Aleppo, Greene
County, Pa., July 3,
1896.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1951-54,
1963-64; defeated, 1960.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Harvey A. —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Hume L. —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, L. T. —
of Holdenville, Hughes
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, Lafayette —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Sammons, Simeon
(1811-1881) —
of Fonda, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Fonda, Montgomery
County, N.Y., May 23,
1811.
Son of Thomas Sammons and Mary (Wood)
Sammons (1773-1851).
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1865; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1868.
Died in Fonda, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 9,
1881 (age 69 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sammons
Cemetery, Near Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y.
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Sammons, Thomas
(1762-1838) —
of New York.
Born in Shamenkop, Ulster
County, N.Y., October
1, 1762.
Son of Sampson Sammons (1722-1795) and Rachel (Schoonmaker) Sammons
(1725-1822).
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1801; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1803-07, 1809-13 (13th District
1803-07, 9th District 1809-13).
Died near Johnstown, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
20, 1838 (age 76 years, 50
days).
Interment at Sammons
Cemetery, Near Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y.
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Sammons, Thomas N.
(1863-1935) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1863.
Son of John Sammons (1826-1888) and Julia (Flynn) Sammons
(1828-1881).
Telegraph
operator; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Consul General in Newchwang, 1905-06; Seoul, 1907-09; Yokohama, 1909-11; Shanghai, 1913-19; Melbourne, 1919-23.
Died October
15, 1935 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sammons, William E., Jr. —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Sammons, William S. —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Adrian, Mich., 1866-67, 1868-69.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | SAMPLE:
See also
George
Whelan Anderson, Jr. —
Sample
Bouvard Forbus —
Sample
Orr —
Daniel
Webster Turner |
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Sample, Alice C. —
of Millvale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sample, Chester A. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sample, Dorothy Eaton —
of Pinellas
County, Fla.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 61st District; elected 1978.
Female.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| |
Sample, E. P. —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Sample, Frank, Jr. —
of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln
County, Maine.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Sample, Frank —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Sample, Frank L. —
of New Jersey.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sample, George W. (d.
1945) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1918-45; died in office 1945.
Died May 16,
1945.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Sample, John —
of Fredericktown, Madison
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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| |
Sample, Samuel Caldwell
(1796-1855) —
also known as Samuel C. Sample —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., August
15, 1796.
Whig. Carpenter;
lawyer;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1836-43; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1843-45; banker.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
2, 1855 (age 59 years, 109
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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| |
Sample, Thomas —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Allegheny, Pa., 1841.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Sample, Wallace —
of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Fort Pierce, Fla., 1953-54.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Sample, William —
of Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Coshocton County,
1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Sample, Mrs. William —
of Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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