Samuel Alfred Craig

Samuel Alfred Craig

Samuel Alfred Craig (born November 19, 1839 in Brookville , Jefferson County , Pennsylvania , † March 17, 1920 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1891 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Craig attended public schools in his home country and then Jefferson College in Canonsburg . He completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade and also taught at times as a teacher. During the civil war he served in the army of the Union , in which he rose to captain. He was also a member of the Veteran Reserve Corps . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1876, he began to work in this profession in Brookville. In 1878 he became a district attorney in Jefferson County there.

Politically, Craig joined the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1888 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Welty McCullogh on March 4, 1889 . Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1890, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1891 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Samuel Craig practiced again as a lawyer in Brookville, where he died on March 17, 1920.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Welty McCullogh	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (21st constituency) March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891	George Franklin Huff