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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriSamuel BYRNS
(1848-1914)
BYRNS, Samuel, a
Representative from Missouri; born on a farm in Jefferson County,
Mo., March 4, 1848; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1872
and commenced practice in Hillsboro, Mo.; collector of revenue for
Jefferson County in 1872; member of the State house of
representatives in 1876 and 1877; served in the State senate in
1878; member of the Democratic State central committee 1886-1888;
elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4,
1891-March 3, 1893); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination
in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress; resumed the practice of his
chosen profession in De Soto, Jefferson County, Mo., where he died
on July 9, 1914; interment in Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro,
Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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