Sam R. Sells

Sam Riley Sells
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1911  March 3, 1921
Preceded by Zachary D. Massey
Succeeded by B. Carroll Reece
Personal details
Born August 2, 1871 (1871-08-02)
Bristol, Tennessee
Died November 2, 1935 (1935-11-03) (aged 64)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Citizenship  United States
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Frances Rice Hayward Sells
Children

Samuel Hayward Sells Charlotte Wyman Sells

Lucy McGuire Sells

Frank Hayward Sells
Alma mater King College, Bristol, Tennessee
Profession Attorney
Military service
Allegiance United States United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Private
Unit Company F, Third Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Battles/wars Spanish–American War

Sam Riley Sells (August 2, 1871 – November 2, 1935) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 1st congressional district of Tennessee.

Biography

Sells was born on August 2, 1871 in Bristol, Tennessee in Sullivan County son of George Washington and Mary Margaret McCrary. He attended the rural schools and King College in Bristol, Tennessee from 1895 to 1890. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Blountville, Tennessee. He served as a private in Company F, Third Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish–American War. He married Frances Rice Hayward on April 25 1904, and they had four children, Samuel Hayward, Charlotte Wyman, Lucy McGuire, and Frank Hayward.[1]

Career

After moving to Johnson City, Tennessee, Sells engaged in the lumber business. He served as a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1909 to 1911.[2]

Sells was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1921,[3] and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920. During the Sixty-sixth Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Pensions. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912, 1916 and 1932.

Resuming the lumber business in Johnson City, Tennessee, Sells also engaged in the manufacturing of shale brick and in numerous other enterprises.

Death

Sells died in Johnson City, Tennessee on November 2, 1935 (age 64 years, 92 days). He is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. "Sam R. Sells". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. "Sam R. Sells". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. "Sam R. Sells". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. "Sam R. Sells". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2 May 2013.


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Zachary D. Massey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st congressional district

1911–1921
Succeeded by
B. Carroll Reece
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