Samuel S. Arentz

Samuel S. Arentz

Samuel Shaw (Ulysses) Arentz (born January 8, 1879 in Chicago , Illinois , † June 17, 1934 in Reno , Nevada ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1933 he represented the state of Nevada in the US House of Representatives twice .

Early years

Samuel Arentz attended public schools in his home country, including the Chicago Manual Training School until 1897 . Until 1904 he studied at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City in South Dakota . Between 1901 and 1904 he was also a member of the South Dakota National Guard. Between 1907 and 1917 he worked in various professions in the states of Nevada, Utah , Montana , Idaho and Arizona . Among other things, he was employed in the timber and mining business, as a land surveyor and in the railroad. During the First World War he was a captain in a pioneer unit. After the war, he settled on a ranch near Simpson , Nevada.

Political career

Arentz became a member of the Republican Party . In 1920 he was elected to the US House of Representatives. There he replaced Charles R. Evans on March 4, 1921 . In 1922 he no longer ran for this mandate. Instead, he unsuccessfully applied for his party's nomination for the US Senate . In 1924 he successfully ran for his return as a member of Congress . After several re-elections he was able to exercise this mandate between March 4, 1925 and March 3, 1933. In 1932 he was no longer able to defend his mandate. He was defeated by James G. Scrugham , the Democratic Party candidate .

In 1928 and 1932 Arentz was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions . Otherwise he ran his ranch and devoted himself to his other business interests, especially in the field of mining. For health reasons he moved to Reno, where he died on June 17, 1934.

Web links

• Samuel S. Arentz in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel S. Arentz in the database of Find a Grave (English)