Samuel Shellabarger (congressman)
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Samuel Shellabarger (December 10, 1817 - August 7, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born near Enon, Ohio, Shellabarger attended the county schools and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1841. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield, Ohio, in 1846. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1852 and 1853.
Shellabarger was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth Congress.
Shellabarger was elected to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1869). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1868. Minister to Portugal from April 21 to December 31, 1869.
Shellabarger was again elected to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873). He served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Forty-second Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1872. He served as member of the United States Civil Service Commission in 1874 and 1875. He continued the practice of law until his death in Washington, D.C., August 7, 1896. He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
