Samuel Stokely

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Samuel Stokely (January 25, 1796 - May 23, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, Stokely attended private schools. He was graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College), Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1813. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1817. United States land receiver in 1827 and 1828. He served as member of the State senate in 1837 and 1838.

Stokely was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843). He resumed the practice of law in Steubenville, Ohio, where he died May 23, 1861. He was interred in Union Cemetery.

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• Samuel Stokely at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[edit] External links

• Samuel Stokely at Find A Grave