Samuel Shellabarger

Samuel Shellabarger

Samuel Shellabarger (born December 10, 1817 in Enon , Clark County , Ohio , †  August 7, 1896 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1873 he represented the state of Ohio three times in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Shellabarger attended public schools in his home country. He then studied at Miami University in Oxford until 1841 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1846, he began working in this profession in Springfield . At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1852 and 1853 . He later became a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 .

In the congressional election of 1860 Shellabarger was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the eighth constituency of Ohio, where he succeeded Benjamin Stanton on March 4, 1861 . Since he was not confirmed in 1862, he could initially only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1863 . This was shaped by the events of the civil war . In the elections of 1864 Shellabarger was elected to Congress in the seventh district of his state, where he replaced Samuel S. Cox on March 3, 1865 . After being re-elected, he could remain in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1869. During this time the civil war ended. Since 1865, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial. In 1865 and 1868, the 13th and 14th amendments were ratified.

In 1868, Samuel Shellabarger renounced another candidacy. Between April and December 1869 he succeeded James E. Harvey as the American envoy to Portugal . In 1870 he was re-elected to Congress in the seventh district of his state, where he replaced James J. Winans on March 4, 1871 , who had been his successor two years earlier. Until March 3, 1873, he was able to spend another legislative period in the House of Representatives. In 1872 he no longer ran. During this time he was chairman of the trade committee. Shellabarger also made a name for himself through a bill he introduced to combat the Ku Klux Klan . The draft was approved by both Houses of Congress and put into effect by President Ulysses S. Grant . After serving in Parliament, Samuel Shellabarger returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1874 and 1875 he was a member of the United States Civil Service Commission . He died in Washington on August 7, 1896 and was buried in Springfield.

Web links

Commons : Samuel Shellabarger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Samuel Shellabarger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Shellabarger in the database of Find a Grave (English)