Ezekiel S. Sampson

Infobox Congressman
name=Ezekiel Silas Sampson


width=200px
state=Iowa
district=6th
party=Republican
term=March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
preceded=William Loughridge
succeeded=James Weaver
date of birth=December 6, 1831
place of birth=Huron County, Ohio, USA
date of death=October 7, 1892
place of death=Sigourney, Iowa, USA
spouse=
profession=Politician, Lawyer, Judge
religion=
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Ezekiel Silas Sampson (December 6, 1831 – October 7, 1892) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Iowa.

Born in Huron County, Ohio, Sampson moved to Keokuk County, Iowa in 1843 where he attended public schools as a child. He later attended Howe’s Academy and Knox College, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856, commencing practice in Sigourney, Iowa. He was prosecuting attorney of Keokuk County, Iowa from 1856 to 1858. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Sampson enlisted in the Union Army as a captain in the 5th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment in 1861 and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel of the same regiment, serving as so until he was mustered out of service in 1864. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law in Sigourney, Iowa, was a member of the Iowa Senate in 1866 and was judge of the sixth district of Iowa from 1867 to 1875. Sampson was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1879, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1878. He resumed practicing law until his death in Sigourney, Iowa on October 7, 1892. He was interned in West Cemetery in Sigourney.

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*findagrave|6659509 Retrieved on 2008-02-15