Samuel H. Walley

Samuel Hurd Walley (born August 31, 1805 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  August 27, 1877 in Nantasket Beach , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Walley was the grandson of William Phillips , who was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1812 to 1823 . He attended public schools in his home country and then the Phillips Academy in Andover . He then studied until 1822 at Yale College and until 1826 at Harvard University . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1831, he began to work in this profession in Boston and Roxbury . He also worked in banking and the railroad business. Among other things, he was treasurer of two railway companies. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . In 1836 and from 1840 to 1846 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . Since 1844 he acted as speaker of this parliamentary chamber.

In the congressional election of 1852 Walley was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Lorenzo Sabine on March 4, 1853 . Since he was not confirmed in 1854, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1855 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .

In 1855, Samuel Walley ran for the office of governor of Massachusetts, but was only fourth with 9.7 percent of the vote. He then became president of the Revere National Bank . He died on August 27, 1877 in Nantasket Beach.

Web links

• Samuel H. Walley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel H. Walley in the database of Find a Grave (English)