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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—FloridaSamuel PASCO
(1834-1917)
Senate Years of Service:
1887-1899Party: DemocratPASCO, Samuel, a Senator
from Florida; born in London, England, June 28, 1834; immigrated to
the United States with his family and settled in Charlestown,
Mass., in 1846; attended the public schools and graduated from
Harvard University in 1858; moved to Florida in 1859 and was
principal of Waukeenah Academy, near Monticello, 1860-1861; during
the Civil War entered the Confederate Army as a private in the
Third Florida Volunteers; wounded and captured at Mississippi
Ridge, and remained in prison until March 1865, when paroled with
the rank of sergeant; returned to Florida in 1865 and was again
principal of Waukeenah Academy 1865-1866; clerk of the circuit
court of Jefferson County 1866-1868; studied law; admitted to the
bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Monticello, Fla.;
presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1880; president of
the State constitutional convention in 1885; member, State house of
representatives 1886-1887, and served as speaker in the latter
year; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the
vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1887; was appointed in 1893
and subsequently elected; again appointed in 1899 and served from
May 19, 1887, to April 18, 1899, when a successor was elected;
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1899; chairman, Committee
on Claims (Fifty-third Congress); member of the Isthmian Canal
Commission 1899-1905; retired and resided in Monticello; died in
Tampa, Fla., March 13, 1917; interment in Roseland Cemetery,
Monticello, Fla.
Bibliography
Dictionary of American Biography; Pasco, Samuel.
“Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910.” Florida
Historical Society Quarterly 7 (October 1928): 139-54, 7
(January 1929): 234-57; Pasco, Samuel, Jr. ”Samuel
Pasco.” Florida Historical Society Quarterly 7
(October 1928): 135-38.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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