Samuel Stokely
Samuel Stokely | |
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Stokely's tombstone inSteubenville, Ohio | |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's19thdistrict | |
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Henry Swearingen |
Succeeded by | Daniel R. Tilden |
Member of theOhio SenatefromJefferson County | |
In office 1837–1839 | |
Preceded by | Andrew McMechan |
Succeeded by | James Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, Pennsylvania,U.S. | January 25, 1796
Died | May 23, 1861 Steubenville, Ohio,U.S. | (aged 65)
Resting place | Union Cemetery |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) |
Rachel Mason (m.1830)Mrs. Lowther Mrs. Burton |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Washington College |
Samuel Stokely(January 25, 1796 – May 23, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. RepresentativefromOhiofrom 1841 to 1843.
Biography[edit]
Born inWashington, Pennsylvania,Stokely attended private schools. He was graduated from Washington College (nowWashington and Jefferson College),Washington, Pennsylvania,in 1813. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the barand commenced practice inSteubenville, Ohio,in 1817. He wasUnited States land receiver1821–1833.[1]He served as a member of the State senate in 1837 and 1838.
Stokely was elected as aWhigto theTwenty-seventhCongress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He resumed the practice of law in Steubenville, where he died May 23, 1861. He was interred in Union Cemetery.
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In April 1830, he married Rachel Mason. He purchased theBezaleel Wellshomestead,The Grove,at asheriff's sale, and he and his descendants lived there for sixty years.[2]He was a general in the militia, and also married and was survived by Mrs. Lowther and Mrs. Burton. He had four children.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Hunter, W.H. (1898)."The Pathfinders of Jefferson County".Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications.VI:211.
- ^abDoyle, Joseph B. (1910).20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio.Vol. 1. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing. p. 138.
- United States Congress."Samuel Stokely (id: S000945)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1796 births
- 1861 deaths
- Washington & Jefferson College alumni
- Politicians from Steubenville, Ohio
- Politicians from Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Ohio state senators
- Burials at Union Cemetery-Beatty Park
- American militia generals
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century American legislators
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania