Summary
Samuel Stokely (January 25, 1796 – May 23, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1841 to 1843.
Samuel Stokely | |
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 Stokely's tombstone in Steubenville, Ohio | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Swearingen |
| Succeeded by | Daniel R. Tilden |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from Jefferson County | |
| In office 1837–1839 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew McMechan |
| Succeeded by | James Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1796 Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 23, 1861 (aged 65) Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Union Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) |
Rachel Mason (m. 1830)Mrs. Lowther Mrs. Burton |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Washington College |
Biography edit
Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Stokely attended private schools. He was graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College), Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1813. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1817. He was United States land receiver 1821–1833.[1] He served as a member of the State senate in 1837 and 1838.
Stokely was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (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.
In April 1830, he married Rachel Mason. He purchased the Bezaleel Wells homestead, The Grove, at a sheriff'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.
- ^ a b Doyle, 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.
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