- Samuel Lahm
Samuel Lahm (
April 22 ,1812 –June 16 ,1876 ) was a lawyer, politician, and U.S. Representative fromOhio .Born in
Leitersburg, Maryland , Lahm completed preparatory studies and then taught school. He attended Washington College in southwesternPennsylvania . He subsequently studied law. Lahm was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice inCanton, Ohio .He served as the master of chancery from 1837–41 and then was the
prosecuting attorney of Stark County from 1841–45. He served as member of theOhio Senate in 1842. He was selected as a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1844 inBaltimore, Maryland .Lahm was appointed as a brigadier general in the state's
antebellum militia .He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. However, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress and served from
March 4 ,1847 –March 3 ,1849 .Retiring from politics, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and sheep raising.
He died in Canton on
June 16 ,1876 , and was interred in West Lawn Cemetery.References
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