Green Berry Samuels
Green Berry Samuels (February 1, 1806 – January 5, 1859) was a Virginia politician and judge.
Early life
Born in Shenandoah County, Virginia on February 6, 1806, Green Berry Samuels was a son of Isaac Samuels (1762–1819) and Elizabeth Pennybacker (1766–1824). He first pursued classical studies, then he studied law under Judge Henry St. George Tucker.[1]
On April 12, 1831 he married Maria Gore Coffman and they had 5 children who reached adulthood: Elizabeth Margaret Samuels, Isaac Pennybacker Samuels, Anna Maria Samuels, Green Berry Samuels, Jr., and Samuel Coffman Samuels.[1]
Career
He was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced the practice of law while he resided at Woodstock, Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He was cousins with Isaac Samuels Pennybacker, a congressman and later senator from Virginia.[1]
He was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850, but resigned.[2]
He was elected judge of the circuit court in 1850 and of the Court of Appeals in 1852.[1]
Death
Green Berry Samuels died suddenly in Richmond, Virginia on January 5, 1859 at the age of 52, and was buried in the Old Lutheran Graveyard (Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery) in Woodstock, Virginia.[1]
References
Bibliography
- "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present". bioguide.congress.gov. United States Congress. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN 978-1-2879-2059-5.
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| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Isaac S. Pennybacker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 16th congressional district 1839-1841 |
Succeeded by William A. Harris |