Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm | |
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| Member of the David K. Cartter | |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the Stark County district | |
| In office December 5, 1842 – December 1, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Hostetter Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Groff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1812 Democratic |
| Spouses | Almira Webster Brown
(m. 1838)Henrietta Faber (m. 1855) |
| Children | 8 |
| Education | Washington College |
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Samuel Lahm (April 22, 1812 – June 16, 1876) was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1847 to 1849.
Early life
Samuel Lahm was born on April 22, 1811, in Leitersburg, Maryland, to John Lahm. His parents emigrated from Germany. From the age of 12 to 18, he worked on his father's farm. At the age of around 18, he worked for three months at a dry goods store in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Lahm then returned to his father's farm. He attended a school near Leitersburg for two years and taught at a school in the winter. He attended a seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for a summer session. Lahm then taught at a school in Leitersburg for two years. He then attended Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania, but did not graduate.[1][2][3] Starting in March 1835, studied law with Oliver H. Smith in Indiana.[3] Lahm was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1836.[1]
Career
Lahm intended to return to Leitersburg, but moved to
Lahm was elected as lieutenant colonel and later appointed as a
Lahm served as a member of the
Retiring from politics, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and sheep raising.[1][2]
Personal life
In 1838, Lahm married Almira Webster Brown, daughter of Daniel Brown of
He died at his home on West Tuscarawas Street in Canton on June 16, 1876. He was interred in West Lawn Cemetery.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lahm, Samuel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Archive.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wheeler, Henry G. (1848). History of Congress, biographical and political: comprising memoirs of the members of the Congress of the United States. Vol. 1. New York: Harper & Brothers. pp. 31–35. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio Delegation to 1860 Democratic National Convention". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- United States Congress. "Samuel Lahm (id: L000021)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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External links
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