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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaSamuel Caldwell SAMPLE
(1796-1855)
SAMPLE, Samuel Caldwell, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Elkton, Cecil County, Md., on
August 15, 1796; attended the rural school; learned the trade of
carpenter and assisted his father, who was a contractor; moved with
his father’s family to Connersville, Ind., about 1823;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced practice
in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind.; elected prosecuting
attorney in 1834; elected judge of the ninth judicial circuit in
1836 and served until 1843, when he resigned; was the first
president of the First National Bank of South Bend; elected as a
Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth
Congress; resumed the practice of his profession in South Bend,
Ind., and died there December 2, 1855; interment in the City
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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