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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriSamuel Collier MAJOR
(1869-1931)
MAJOR, Samuel Collier, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo.,
July 2, 1869; attended the public schools and Central College at
Fayette; was graduated from St. James Military Academy, Macon, Mo.,
in 1888; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced
practice in Fayette, Mo.; appointed prosecuting attorney of Howard
County in 1892 and later was elected to the office for two terms;
served in the State senate 1907-1911; unsuccessful candidate for
election in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress; elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1921);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh
Congress; resumed the practice of law in Fayette, Mo.; elected to
the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4,
1923-March 3, 1929); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928
to the Seventy-first Congress; elected to the Seventy-second
Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death in Fayette,
Mo., July 28, 1931; interment in Fayette City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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