Samuel McRoberts

Samuel McRoberts

Samuel McRoberts (born April 12, 1799 in Maeystown , Northwest Territory , †  March 27, 1843 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American politician who represented the state of Illinois in the US Senate .

Samuel McRoberts was born in what would later become Monroe County, Illinois. He received private tuition and then enrolled in the Law School of Transylvania University in Lexington . Upon graduation, he was inducted into the Bar in 1821 and began practicing law in Monroe County. From 1819 to 1821 he was secretary at the local district court; then he served from 1824 to 1827 as a judge at the Illinois District Court.

His political career began with membership in the Illinois Senate between 1828 and 1830. He was then appointed federal attorney by US President Andrew Jackson and held this office until 1832, when Jackson's successor Martin Van Buren made him bankruptcy administrator in the service of the Land Office appointed in Danville . From 1839 he worked as a solicitor for this independent government agency .

Samuel McRoberts held this post until 1841. On March 4th of the same year he entered the US Senate for the Democrats . There he remained until his death on March 27, 1843. During this time he was chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills , a forerunner of the Committee on Rules and Administration .

Web links

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

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