Samuel C. Major | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – July 28, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Robert D. Johnson |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Roscoe C. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | John W. Palmer |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Courtney W. Hamlin |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe C. Patterson |
| Member of theMissouri Senate | |
| In office 1907–1911 | |
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| Born | Samuel Collier Major (1869-07-02)July 2, 1869 |
| Died | July 28, 1931(1931-07-28) (aged 62) Fayette, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Central College |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Samuel Collier Major (July 2, 1869 – July 28, 1931) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri.
Born inFayette, Missouri, Major attended the public schools andCentral College at Fayette. He was graduated from St.James Military Academy,Macon, Missouri, in 1888. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice inFayette, Missouri.
He was appointed prosecuting attorney of Howard County in 1892 and later was elected to the office for two terms. He served in theMissouri Senate in 1907–1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress.
Major was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress and resumed the practice of law inFayette, Missouri.
Major was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress.
Major was elected to the Seventy-second Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his death inFayette, Missouri, July 28, 1931. He was interred in Fayette City Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1919–1921 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1923–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1931 | Succeeded by |
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